The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin Gentleman-Burglar (Arsène Lupin #1)
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Paperback, 172 pages
Published
July 20th 2006
by BiblioLife
(first published 1907)
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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 ...more
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 ...more
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I first read Maurice Leblanc's Arsène Lupin many many years ago as a teenager. I remember enjoying it but it was anything to write home about unlike Doyle's Holmes or Christie's Poirot which I did enjoy and was something to write home about.
Fast forward to now. I think Lupin is more a grown up type of hero. He's not evil but he's not the white knight. I would compare him to the type of "hero" TV Dexter kinda is. In a less psychopath way, of course. The style is very much ...more
Fast forward to now. I think Lupin is more a grown up type of hero. He's not evil but he's not the white knight. I would compare him to the type of "hero" TV Dexter kinda is. In a less psychopath way, of course. The style is very much ...more
Fun light reading. According to the introduction, Lupin is the french Sherlock Holmes. While I also get the sense, from his own review, that he's exagerating Lupin's relative importance, I can see how he makes the argument. Particularly as Leblanc went to a great deal of effort to make people think that way. He has a whole collection (of which only one is included in this book, thankfully) of stories in which Lupin outwits the great English detective Herlock Sholmes. It was originally Sherlock H...more
I am re-reading this at the moment. This is the first time Penguin issued this particular edition. Arsene Lupin is a major French literature character - where he basically steals from the Rich ... and keeps the dough. Sort of a nicer version of Fantomas.
I have a serious collection of the works - through out the years there are many many editions and stories - but very few in English. But I got editons from the 20's, etc. I first discovered Arsene Lupin in Japan. Over the yea...more
I have a serious collection of the works - through out the years there are many many editions and stories - but very few in English. But I got editons from the 20's, etc. I first discovered Arsene Lupin in Japan. Over the yea...more
The original gentleman burglar stories--first published in 1907 in French. I read the French version of book 1--the first in a long series by Maurice Leblanc. There are several short stories in each volume. It's a lot like Sherlock Holmes in that you're always trying to figure out how he did it, but the difference is that you are rooting for the bad guy.
I liked the story in which Arsene sends a note to a wealthy man and gives him a list of all the items in his house that he plans to...more
I liked the story in which Arsene sends a note to a wealthy man and gives him a list of all the items in his house that he plans to...more
A l'occasion du Challenge 1 classique par mois de Cécile, j'ai opté pour la relecture des aventures d'Arsène Lupin, et ce volume marque mon 1er pas dans ce défi.
Lupin est un personnage que j'affectionnais ado, au même titre que Sherlock Holmes, pardon Herlock Sholmes, et j'attendais avec impatience que les œuvres de Maurice Leblanc passent dans le domaine public le 1er janvier 2012. ^^
Ce volume, recueil de plusieurs histoires, pose un peu les bases du personnage même si ...more
Lupin est un personnage que j'affectionnais ado, au même titre que Sherlock Holmes, pardon Herlock Sholmes, et j'attendais avec impatience que les œuvres de Maurice Leblanc passent dans le domaine public le 1er janvier 2012. ^^
Ce volume, recueil de plusieurs histoires, pose un peu les bases du personnage même si ...more
I decided to read the Arsene Lupin series because, well, I'm a fan of mystery, and I remember seeing the French animated cartoon when I was a kid.
To be honest, I didn't expect much. Historically, Arsene Lupin was written at the turn of the century when Sherlock Holmes became very popular. In a sense, it was the French-language equivalent of the Sherlock Holmes stories. Of course, the roles are reversed, and Lupin is a genius burglar. Unfortunately, it is very transparent that this book...more
To be honest, I didn't expect much. Historically, Arsene Lupin was written at the turn of the century when Sherlock Holmes became very popular. In a sense, it was the French-language equivalent of the Sherlock Holmes stories. Of course, the roles are reversed, and Lupin is a genius burglar. Unfortunately, it is very transparent that this book...more
Arsene Lupin is the Gallican equivalent of Sherlock Holmes, except where Holmes is an eccentric and reclusive detective Lupin is a charming and witty Gentlemen-Burglar. He has a keen intellect, a master of disguise, locksmith, master of martial arts, and courting women. Lupin is not a sociopath like Fantomas, he is a good-natured person who just so happens to enjoy the thrill of thievery. Upright and decent folk have nothing to worry from him, as he only plunders from those of dubious character ...more
Thanks to Detective Conan series, I got acquainted with this character, a gentleman thief that could change his names, looks and personalities with ease. So, I was provoked to read this book (and the others). It was a delightful experience.
For some parts I thought it was a little dull and predictable, but then again, it was written on early 1900s, so whenever I thought I read those tricks somewhere before, it might had been that this is the book inspired them.
For next time, I wish t...more
For some parts I thought it was a little dull and predictable, but then again, it was written on early 1900s, so whenever I thought I read those tricks somewhere before, it might had been that this is the book inspired them.
For next time, I wish t...more
It is important to not that this is just an edited selection of Leblanc's stories about the Gentleman-Thief who turns detective. While, no doubt, the entire body of stories about Lupin might be daunting the changing tone and even style and narrators of these stories is easily apparent because the stories are chosen from different points in the series. While the stories are mostly entertaining the result of the selections is slightly dissatisfying because the reader feels the ellipses between Lup...more
A Sherlock Holmes "competitor," Leblanc's "gentleman-burglar" is very Edwardian (albeit French), and quite amusing. Sort of a gentler version of Leslie Charteris' Saint, Leblanc is a high-level thief with the refined heart of a gentleman (as the pre-WWI upper class in Europe liked to picture "gentlemen"), who cannot help solving crimes as a side line if he thinks the victims do not deserve to be taken advantage of. Sherlock Holmes himself is an important component ...more
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I 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 doesn’t fit with wha...more
Arsene Lupin, comme son collègue Raffles, est elegant, charmant etvaliant, mais il est plus proche de Holmes que du cricketer-cambrioleur; il aime la deduction, il aime se déguiser, et son premier outil de travail, c'est son intelligence. Ses aventures, très fantastiques, très "françaises", amusent et entretiennent et son faciles à lire, mais le personnage est trop mysterieux et trop peu défini pour se faire aimer comme d'autres anti-heros (hors de France au moins)
I've not read a lot of classic detective/whodunit novels, but Arsene Lupin (translated from the original French), was clever and funny and despite its rather abrupt ending and a few slow parts I truly enjoyed it. The story keeps you guessing about Lupin and how he manages all his thievery and it ended with a twist that I guessed earlier in the book, but still questioned as I read. I think this would make a great stage production!
This clever criminal kept me going, wondering how on earth he was going to get out of this new problem, or pull off this particular heist. He's not like Sherlock Holmes at all - seems much more humorous, for one. The interesting part also is that in liking and admiring him, I am liking and admiring a criminal - which adds a little tension to stories that otherwise might be flat. Fun stuff. I'd read more.
One of the all time great 'gentleman thief' characters. Lupin evades the police, steals from rich jerks that deserve it and occasionally aids damsels in distress and/or various downtrodden types.
Being sauve, well dressed and just unbelievably cool, Lupin always wins.
Leblanc creates a great liitle world for Lupin and company and sets up a lot of entertaining mysteries and schemes.
Being sauve, well dressed and just unbelievably cool, Lupin always wins.
Leblanc creates a great liitle world for Lupin and company and sets up a lot of entertaining mysteries and schemes.
Fine bedtime reading. Wish I'd discovered Lupin when I did Agatha Christie; age eight or thereabouts. I would have enjoyed the hell out of him for years before I grew up and got all critical.
Fun, easy read, clean and enjoyable - think Sherlock Holmes as a criminal.
I now need to find the other books in the series, and finally get around to reading Sherlock Holmes.
I now need to find the other books in the series, and finally get around to reading Sherlock Holmes.
at first i thought i was getting aniem, and when it wasn't anime, i was a little sad. but then i found out, there are good things in life, um, besides anime.
Collection of bits and pieces of other books. Awesome excerpts, but not as good as any single other Leblanc book.
Entertaining detective yarns from fin-de-siecle France. France's answer to Sherlock Holmes.
Am besten trifft es "kurzweilig".
Ließ sich sehr schnell lesen und war ganz gut geschrieben.
Mir hat der rote Faden gefehlt und meinetwegen hätte der Charakter "Arsène Lupin" etwas ausführlicher beschrieben werden können. Es wird also darauf hinauslaufen, dass ich mir auch die anderen Abenteuer vom Gentleman-Einbrecher aus der Bibliothek holen werde ;)
Aber es macht einen ja fertig, dauernd den Namen "Lupin" zu lesen und dabei grundsätzlich jemand a...more
Ließ sich sehr schnell lesen und war ganz gut geschrieben.
Mir hat der rote Faden gefehlt und meinetwegen hätte der Charakter "Arsène Lupin" etwas ausführlicher beschrieben werden können. Es wird also darauf hinauslaufen, dass ich mir auch die anderen Abenteuer vom Gentleman-Einbrecher aus der Bibliothek holen werde ;)
Aber es macht einen ja fertig, dauernd den Namen "Lupin" zu lesen und dabei grundsätzlich jemand a...more
It was nice read, but it didn't catch my mind as many other crime stories. It sounds silly comparing even to Robin Hood stories. Action is so simple that I was just turning pages to find anything interesting.
Lupin is fucking awesome! A worthy adversary to Sherlock Holmes :D
Absolutely amazing!
Also one of the most influencing books of all time, Arsene Lupin's adventures have inspired me and other writers to spawn many other version of gentleman thieves. The series itself isn't the first and original gentleman thief ever created, but it sure is influencing, especially to people of France. My favorite here is the last story about the meeting between Lupin and Holmes (renamed "Herlock Sholmes" to avoid copyright infringement), and I can't wait to read Lupin's other adventures i...more
Good stories, sounds like it was written from a non-native English speaker at times but I liked it :)
Great French pulp mystery, wherein the thief is the hero. Good stuff! Find it free at Project Gutenberg.
For those learning French, the original is also a good read. With pulp fiction, it's not a problem to miss a few words here and there.
Anime fans, take note. This fellow is the inspiration for the character Lupin III (aka Rupan) who is supposed to be the grandson of the original Arsene Lupin.
For those learning French, the original is also a good read. With pulp fiction, it's not a problem to miss a few words here and there.
Anime fans, take note. This fellow is the inspiration for the character Lupin III (aka Rupan) who is supposed to be the grandson of the original Arsene Lupin.
I think I actually read a different version of this. The one I have is a Penguin Classic, with an introduction and notes by my friend Michael Sims. Really enjoyable, although perhaps better read by dipping into for a couple of stories at a time, then put aside and picked up several months later for more, rather than read straight through. I preferred the ones where he's running a scam to those where he's being the detective.
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Arsene Lupin, gentleman thief. This is really just ONE of like fourteen books starring Lupin, the serial work of good Maurice. He stole from the rich and had an incredible, world-spanning organization. A benevolent, cheerful, mysterious and bold master-criminal, Arsene Lupin is a pleasure to read
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Maurice Leblanc was a French novelist and writer of short stories, known primarily as the creator of the fictional gentleman thief and detective Arsène Lupin, often described as a French counterpart to Conan Doyle's creation Sherlock Holmes.
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