Name: The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar
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Author: LeBlanc, Maurice ; Morehead, George
ISBN: 9781684225330

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The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar

Type

Physical Book

Author

Maurice LeBlanc

Translated by

George Morehead

Publisher

Martino Fine Books

Year

2021

Language

English

Pages

146

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9781684225330

Synopsis "The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar "

2021 Reprint of the 1910 Edition. This is the first published collection of short stories recounting the adventures of Arsene Lupin. It was first published in English in 1910 and contains nine stories depicting the character. Lupin is a fictional gentleman thief and master of disguise created in 1905 by French writer Maurice Leblanc. "The poor and the innocent have nothing to fear from Lupin; often they profit from his spontaneous generosity. The rich and powerful, and the detective who tries to spoil his fun, however, must beware. They are the target of Lupin's mischief. With plans that frequently evolve into elaborate plots, Lupin is a gentleman burglar turned detective, and the most entertaining criminal genius in literature." From Penguin Edition.Contents:The arrest of Arsene Lupin -- Arsene Lupin in prison -- The escape of Arsene Lupin -- The mysterious traveller -- The queen's necklace -- The seven of hearts -- Madame Imbert's safe -- The black pearl -- Sherlock Holmes arrives too late.

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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