Maurice Leblanc

This early work was originally a 4-part play written by Maurice Leblanc and Francis de Croisset in 1908, and subsequently novelized by Leblanc and published in 1909 with Edgar Jepson. We are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. Maurice Marie Émile Leblanc was born on 11th November 1864 in Rouen, Normandy, France. He was a novelist and writer of short stories, known primarily as the creator of the fictional gentleman thief...

Gentleman thief and detective Arsène Lupin conspires to match wits with the great Victorian detective Sherlock Holmes in Maurice Leblanc's second collection of short stories. Brilliantly capturing each character's extraordinary skills, Leblanc offers readers an array of entertaining adventures. The eight tales include "Lottery Ticket No. 514," "Sherlock Holmes Opens Hostilities," "Second Arrest of Arsène Lupin," "The Jewish Lamp," and others. Mystery...

Arsène Lupin is charming, clever and bold. A master of disguise, he steals from the rich, he always outsmarts the police and he's generous to those in need. And above all, he never takes himself too seriously. This gallic Robin Hood has charmed readers for generations and the stories about his dazzling escapades have been adapted countless times for television, stage and film. In the opening stories, Lupin is arrested, only to engineer his own incredible...

"La noble demeure du comte de Mélamare a été le théâtre de plusieurs enlèvements. Les victimes ? Une actrice et un mannequin. La comtesse et son frère sont-ils coupables ? Difficile à croire. Arsène Lupin prend l'affaire en main. Au milieu de tous ces drames, le célèbre cambrioleur va devoir agir en véritable gentleman."--Page 4 of cover. The noble residence of the Count of Mélamare was the scene of several kidnappings. The victims?...