About the Book : Arsene Lupin : The Gentleman Burglar
Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar (1907) is a collection of short stories by
Maurice Leblanc. Originally published in Je sais tout, a popular French
magazine, these stories launched Leblancs career as a leading international
writer of crime fiction. Partly based on the life of French anarchist Marius
Jacob, Arsène Lupin first appeared in print in 1905 as an answer to Sir Arthur
Conan Doyles Sherlock Holmes. Blending crime fiction, fantasy, and mystery,
Leblanc crafts original and entertaining tales of adventure starring one of the
greatest literary characters of all time?Arsène Lupin, gentleman thief. Arsène
Lupin is the worlds