Classic collection of stories by Maurice Leblanc (15 + books) - The Arrest of Arsene Lupin, Arsene Lupin in Prison, The Escape of Arsene Lupin, The Mysterious Traveller, The Queen's Necklace and others

Maurice Leblanc

Publié par Andrii Ponomarenko, le 03 février 2023

530 pages

Résumé

Arsène Lupin is a fictional gentleman thief and master of disguise created in 1905 by French writer Maurice Leblanc. The character was first introduced in a series of short stories serialized in the magazine Je sais tout. The first story, "The Arrest of Arsène Lupin", was published on 15 July 1905. Lupin was featured in 17 novels and 39 novellas by Leblanc, with the novellas or short stories collected into book form for a total of 24 books. The number becomes 25 if the 1923 novel The Secret Tomb is counted: Lupin does not appear in it, but the main character Dorothée solves one of Arsène Lupin's four fabulous secrets. Contents: Gentleman-burglar: The Arrest of Arsène Lupin Arsène Lupin in Prison The Escape of Arsène Lupin The Mysterious Traveller The Queen's Necklace The Seven of Hearts Madame Imbert's Safe The Black Pearl Sherlock Holmes Arrives Too Late Arsène Lupin versus Herlock Sholmes: Lottery Ticket No. 514 The Blue Diamond Herlock Sholmès Opens Hostilities Light in the Darkness An Abduction Second Arrest of Arsène Lupin The Jewish Lamp The Shipwreck