Name: The Blonde Lady: Being a Record of the Duel of Wits Between Arsène Lupin and the English Detective (Warbler Classics)
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Author: LeBlanc, Maurice ; Teixeira De Mattos, Alexander
ISBN: 9781954525085

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The Blonde Lady: Being a Record of the Duel of Wits Between Arsène Lupin and the English Detective (Warbler Classics)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Maurice LeBlanc

Translated by

Alexander Teixeira De Mattos

Publisher

Warbler Press Inc.

Language

English

Pages

208

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.3x13.3x1.2 cm

Weight

0.24 kg.

ISBN13

9781954525085

Synopsis "The Blonde Lady: Being a Record of the Duel of Wits Between Arsène Lupin and the English Detective (Warbler Classics) "

"It is just when a thing gets beyond me that Isuspect Arsène Lupin most."-from the bookSo confesses Chief-Inspector Ganimard, Lupin's implacable enemy in The Blonde Lady, the second of Maurice Leblanc's many books featuring Arsène Lupin. Published in the UK under the title Arsène Lupin versus Holmlock Shears, in The Blonde Lady high-spirited aristocratic thief Arsène Lupin, outmaneuvers Chief-Inspector Ganimard and matches wits with the famous English detective Holmlock Shears and his indispensable sidekick Wilson (the obvious variation of the names of Sherlock Holmes and Watson were used to avoid copyright infringement). This Warbler Classics edition relies upon the lively, faithful English translation by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos, whose sparkling translation of Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar introduced English language readers to Maurice Leblanc's irresistible creation. It also includes a newly revised translation of Leblanc's eulogy to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and a biographical timeline.Lupin has been depicted in countless film and stage adaptions, and most recently inspired the Netflix series, Lupin, starring Omar Sy.

Maurice LeBlanc

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Maurice-Marie-Émile Leblanc (Rouen, December 11, 1864-Perpignan, November 6, 1941), better known as Maurice Leblanc, was a French novelist and short story writer

Born into a wealthy family, his father was a rich shipowner based in Rouen. After finishing his law studies, he dedicated himself to working in various industries in the region. After a while not applying himself much to industrial work, he moved to Paris, where he began his literary career, from around 1892 until 1904. He published about ten books, the first of which was titled: Des Couples (Couples).

In 1904, Pierre Laffite, director of Je sais Tout, commissioned him a story for his newly founded magazine. Maurice accepted the commission and soon delivered an original titled "The Arrest of Arsène Lupin". According to the author's own words, this was the only Lupin story he had planned. However, Pierre Laffite was strongly impressed by the character and encouraged Leblanc to develop the character.

Thus, at forty years old and with a literary prestige earned by his previous works, Arsène Lupin was born from the hand of Leblanc, a gentleman thief, whose work consists of almost 20 books.

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