Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin
by Maurice LeBlanc
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Read in July, 2008
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People who like a good heist story
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 w...more
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Read in August, 2007
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
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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 years he be...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 years he be...more
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Read in March, 2007
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 steal, ...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 steal, ...more
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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
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Gentleman Thieves
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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Read in February, 2001
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Rule-breakers
The gentleman thief wins the confidence of the powerful elite of Great Britain and guiltlessly makes-off with their artwork, their jewelry, and whatever else might become a challenge along the way. Think Oceans Eleven style capers mixed with the giddy mirth of Fawlty Towers.
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Read in October, 1985
They don't write them like this any more! I like the character of Arsene Lupin, who breaks into a house to steal but takes nothing, leaving behind a note that says, "I will return when the antiques are genuine!"
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I got tired of trying to read it all online. Maybe I'll see about picking it up in its original French the next time I try to read it.
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I read the online text of the book
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Read in June, 2007
