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| Original Title: | Arsène Lupin, gentleman-cambrioleur |
| ISBN: | 0143104861 (ISBN13: 9780143104865) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Arsène Lupin #1 |
| Characters: | Arsène Lupin |
| Setting: | France |
Maurice Leblanc
Paperback | Pages: 279 pages Rating: 3.93 | 6345 Users | 404 Reviews
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| Title | : | Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief (Arsène Lupin #1) |
| Author | : | Maurice Leblanc |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 279 pages |
| Published | : | July 26th 2007 by Penguin Classics (first published June 10th 1907) |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Classics. Fiction. Crime. Cultural. France. Short Stories |
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The suave adventures of a gentleman rogue—a French Thomas Crown Created by Maurice LeBlanc during the early twentieth century, Arsene Lupin is a witty confidence man and burglar, the Sherlock Holmes of crime. The poor and innocent have nothing to fear from him; 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 Arsene’s mischief and tomfoolery. A masterful thief, his plans frequently evolve into elaborate capers, a precursor to such cinematic creations as Ocean’s Eleven and The Sting. Sparkling with amusing banter, these stories—the best of the Lupin series—are outrageous, melodramatic, and literate.Rating Appertaining To Books Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief (Arsène Lupin #1)
Ratings: 3.93 From 6345 Users | 404 ReviewsJudge Appertaining To Books Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief (Arsène Lupin #1)
These are my images. I acquired the book through an intra-library loan. I was sent the first edition (in English) published in 1910. The writing style is archaic, full of exclamation points. The paper was so fragile, it had to be handled with great care. I learned of this author while reading a book on the Titanic...the thought posed at the anonymous nature of travel and how you can self-create when loosed from the usual societal bonds. The author of the Titanic book noted, however, that thoseI am sure that I had to read an Arsene Lupin story at some point in my 9 years of French classes. I do know that we read a good number of short stories. I also know that it was a very rare instance when I actually caught the surprise by the end of the story. The French seem to have a particular talent for throwing in a twist in the end of a story that is so bizarre and funny that if you are unsure of your vocabulary, you can never catch, because what you are reading just doesnt fit with what
It was, indeed, the famous necklace, the legendary necklace that Bohmer and Bassenge, court jewelers, had made for Madame Du Barry; the veritable necklace that the Cardinal de Rohan-Soubise intended to give to Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France; and the same that the adventuress Jeanne de Valois, Countess de la Motte, had pulled to pieces one evening in February, 1785, with the aid of her husband and their accomplice, Rétaux de Villette. A necklace worthy of the very best thief.The Queens
Oh, this is what I always wanted Sherlock Holmes to be!
This is a collection of short stories featuring Arsene Lupin, Gentleman Thief. The Arrest of Arsene Lupin: A trans-Atlantic cruise ship gets a message saying that Arsene Lupin is on board, with a recent forearm wound and going by the name R-. The message gets cut off and hysteria grips the ship. Everyone whose name begins with R is suspected of being Lupin.The writing is good and there are only slight hints that it's been translated from French. The story was well done and I'm a little ashamed
4.5 stars! Obviously some of the stories are better than others, but altogether it was hilarious, delightful, and silly in a great way. Maybe it helps that I was walking through Paris listening to them, but they really were great. I think I vastly prefer caper stories over detective stories.
This is a delightful volume of stories by Maurice Leblanc about the adventures of a Holmesian French Belle Epoque detective named Arsene Lupin. This volume represents a selection from the many stories Leblanc penned about the immensely popular character - that the editor considered among the best, and which also hang together, that is, refer back to each other sequentially. I guess I enjoyed reading these confections set in a much simpler time, when wireless telegraphy was still an amazing
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