L'Arrestation d'Arsène Lupin

Arsène Lupin Stories #1

by Maurice Leblanc

First published in the French magazine Je sais tout in 1905, “The Arrest of Arsène Lupin” serves as the introduction to the iconic gentleman burglar. A staple of early crime fiction, LeBlanc’s mysterious and masterful professional criminal is the anti-Sherlock Holmes, constantly confounding the public and police alike with his ability to “commit a crime without actually being present” and even meeting fiction’s greatest detective (unsubtly given the name Herlock Sholmes) in a later story.

This novella of Arsène Lupin establishes the character as one of the greats of French crime literature with the mysterious arrival of a telegram to the passengers aboard a vessel bound for America announcing that the infamous burglar is on board the ship. But which traveler is really this master of disguise in disguise? It is up to the passengers on the ship to determine the false identity of Lupin before they dock in America, where Lupin’s nemesis, the famed Inspector Ganimard, is waiting.

Lupin is to Robin Hood as Ganimard (and in many ways, Holmes) is to the Sheriff of Nottingham; Lupin often takes from the rich to give to the poor. LeBlanc’s debonair gentleman thief was adapted into film as early as 1908, with the Hollywood film “The Gentleman Burglar” featuring William Ranows as Lupin. Most recently, the character and stories serve as the inspiration for the acclaimed Netflix series, Lupin, which uses Lupin as the muse of a new-age gentleman thief played by Omar Sy.

Genres: Mystery, Fiction, Short Stories, Novella, Classics, France, French Literature

59 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1905

About the author

Maurice Leblanc (1864 - 1941) was a French novelist, best known as the creator of gentleman thief (later detective) Arsène Lupin.

Leblanc began as a journalist, until he was asked to write a short story filler, and created, more gallant and dashing than English counterpart Sherlock Holmes.

Reviews

[Francesc · Rating 3 out of 5]

Arsène Lupin está en un aprieto. Se encuentra en un barco y todos lo saben por un mensaje que ha llegado por telégrafo. La policía lo espera y los pasajeros sospechan unos de los otros.
Por las pistas del telégrafo, sospechan de un pasajero y, al mismo tiempo, acontecen dos robos: uno de joyas y otro de dinero.
Fantástico relato de Maurice Leblanc en el que Lupin demuestra, una vez más, sus dotes de ladrón y escapista.

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Arsène Lupin is in trouble. He is on a ship and everyone knows it because of a message that has arrived by telegraph. The police are waiting for him and the passengers are suspicious of each other.
From the telegraph clues, they suspect a passenger and, at the same time, two robberies take place: one of jewellery and the other of money.
A fantastic story by Maurice Leblanc in which Lupin once again demonstrates his skills as a thief and an escape artist.

[Rakib Hasan · Rating 4 out of 5]

এই গল্পটা ভালো লাগলো, কেন যেন শুরুতেই তিন গোয়েন্দার কালো হাত গল্পটার কথা মনে পড়ে গেল যদিও তেমন কোন মিল নেই।

[Amina (ⴰⵎⵉⵏⴰ) · Rating 3 out of 5]

L'aventure commence !
Ça fait un bon bout de temps que je projette de lire les aventures du gentleman cambrioleur et à vrai dire, et je sais que ce n'est que le début, je l'apprécie beaucoup !

[Marty Nicholas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Victorian era master criminal befuddles police. Light, diverting. Source for the TV series "Lupin."

[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

Molto breve ma sicuramente carino!

[Maria · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a captivating and delightful short story. I am already starting to read the next in the series!

[GONZA · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ascoltato con figlio mentre facevamo uno dei puzzle del tempo del COVID. Mi ha chiesto espressamente di dargli 5 stelle da parte sua, quindi non mi potevo esimere.

[Jade☕️ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ça m’a donné envie de découvrir les aventures d’Arsène Lupin !

[Alona · Rating 5 out of 5]

Arsene Lupin, gentleman cambrioleur, reviendra quand les meubles seront authentiques.

[Teresa · Rating 3 out of 5]

2,5 stelle in realtà. La prima avventura del famoso ladro gentiluomo è stata una lettura piacevole, ma troppo breve. Forse se l’avessi affrontata in una raccolta, insieme ad altri racconti, mi avrebbe dato una diversa impressione ed in ragione di questo dubbio ho arrotondato per eccesso. Interessanti l’idea di base, l’ambientazione e qualche altra intuizione, ma (un altro ma!) ho trovato il “mistero” piuttosto semplice.

[Erika · Rating 3 out of 5]

Si tratta della prima avventura di Arsenio Lupin, che lo vede protagonista di diversi furti durante una traversata oceanica.
La quiete della nave è irrimediabilmente rotta da un telegramma che annuncia che a bordo si trova nientemeno che il famigerato Lupin, biondo, ferito e sotto il nome di R.
Nonostante tutti siano all'erta però il famoso ladro gentiluomo riesce a compiere tutta una serie di furti anche se sul finale viene smascherato.
E dato che pure io sono riuscita a capire dietro quale identità si nascondeva, l'autore non ha fatto il minimo sforzo per nasconderlo.
Il racconto non mi è dispiaciuto, anche se credo si sia interrotto proprio sul più bello.
Non so perchè ero convinta che l'ispettore a carico delle indagini fosse Zenigata come nel cartone, e sono quindi rimasta sorpresa alla comparsa di Ganimard, che ha comunque fatto una figura molto migliore della sua controparte della serie animata.
Ora non resta che leggere il prossimo racconto e capire come farà Lupin ad evadere.

[Jessica.DC · Rating 2 out of 5]

Mamma mia che noia!
Io fatto una fatica immensa, ho dovuto riascoltarlo 3 volte prima di aver dattero ascoltato ogni pezzo della storia, soporifero come pochi oltre che super scontato.
Non mi ha coinvolto nonostante sia una scrittura semplice, non so se dipenda più dal lettore o dalla storia in se ma non fa per me..
Ma forse sono una delle poche che non ha neache mai apprezzato il cartone 😅
Per me nonostante dovrebbero essere una lettura veloce è assolutamente un no.

[Dori-anne · Rating 3 out of 5]

[I actually read 3 short stories from another Edition] Maurice Leblanc works are definitely a must read for understanding the development of Detective fiction and the late XIXth - early XXth century ethusiasm about solving mystery. Really love the quirckiness if his protagonist + the feeling of immersion in the parisian / french society of that time. A light and fun read, but there is actually so much to explore deeper if one wishes to better understand the context !

[Sam Rice · Rating 3 out of 5]

It’s a cute little story, and I’m curious to see where the rest of the Arden’s Lupin stories go. The author does mess with your perception to enable the story, which is a fun twist. That said, I’m not sure there’s a way you could’ve figured out your perceptions were being played with. In that sense, perhaps, the novel isn’t doing anything too crazy when it comes to the crime genre.

[David Bennett Black · Rating 4 out of 5]

Basically a short introduction to Arsene Lupin but enough to make me want to read more.

"Arsène Lupin, gentleman-burglar,
will return when the furniture is genuine" is also one of the funniest lines I've ever read in a short story.

[Inger-Johanne]

Meh, pas ma tasse de thé.

[Luiz Santiago · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,0

[Erik Deckers · Rating 5 out of 5]

My first introduction to Arsene Lupin.

[Ni · Rating 3 out of 5]

1re 3 histoires : ok, mais toutes les histoires avait besoin d'Omar Sy !

[Jb · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un des plus court mais qui montre bien qui est (ou n’est pas) Lupin.

[Aury Cocuzza · Rating 3 out of 5]

Molto carino tuttavia, molto breve

[Ari · Rating 5 out of 5]

Piacevolissimo

[Deborah Palmer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute short story about a jewel thief.

[Elodie Chevalier · Rating 3 out of 5]

Je voulais absolument lire ce livre pour comparer avec la série à vrai dire vaux mieux commencer par lire et après regarder la série

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quick, and entertaining. It did take a minute for me to realize who Arsène Lupin was.

[Robbie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Contrary to popular belief, Agatha Christie was not the first to employ the plot device in The Murder of Roger Ackroyd...

[Julls · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5

[Kazi Faridul · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good story. It's basically the instruction about Arsène Lupin

[Val Heed · Rating 5 out of 5]

Une petite nouvelle. On peut devenir qui est Arsene Lupin mais ça fait partie de la plaisir du lecture.

[PJ Evans]

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