it's discussed in the end of Phantom of the Opera.
But there's more to it than that. At the end of The Phantom of the Opera the Persian gives a rather brief narrative of Erik's life over a few paragraphs. Phantom fleshes out that narrative with more details about his time with the gypsies, his apprenticeship as an architect in Rome, etc. So, yes, we do know how Erik and the Persian met, but the details are thin in the original work, and Phantom fills in the holes rather well, in my opinion. It is certainly not a required read to appreciate The Phantom of the Opera, but it is a satisfying read for anyone who enjoys the story.
Kaldric
P.S. The "NSSP" is implied.
Of course, [Quixote] carried it a bit too far. He thought that every windmill was a giant. That's insane. But, thinking that they might be...
--Justin Playfair, They Might Be Giants
P.S. The "NSSP" is implied.
Of course, [Quixote] carried it a bit too far. He thought that every windmill was a giant. That's insane. But, thinking that they might be...
--Justin Playfair, They Might Be Giants
Just finished reading The Phantom of the Opera
16/08/2010 07:51:19 PM
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I love that book
16/08/2010 08:19:04 PM
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Hmmmm.
16/08/2010 10:05:46 PM
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it was a book first
16/08/2010 10:56:17 PM
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You don't say.
16/08/2010 11:08:40 PM
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i can repeat the same song for forever for days at a time
16/08/2010 11:10:42 PM
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Precisely.
16/08/2010 11:16:13 PM
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i presume you've seen that scene in the movie?
16/08/2010 11:27:03 PM
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I have, but I'm too used to the CD version of the music to like the movie that much.
16/08/2010 11:55:55 PM
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I much prefer Gerard Butler's voice.
17/08/2010 06:08:35 PM
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Great book.
17/08/2010 02:54:19 PM
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...but we already know how he met the turk
17/08/2010 02:55:54 PM
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Yes...
17/08/2010 03:30:42 PM
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