Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief
Inspiration for the Major Streaming Series
$23.99
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
30 March 2021
Summary
The inspiration for the new Netflix series, Lupin, starring Omar Sy.
A curated collection of the very best adventures of Arsène Lupin, France’s most famous gentleman thief.
The poor and the innocent have nothing to fear from Lupin; often they profit from his spontaneous generosity. The rich and powerful, and the detective who tries to spoil his fun, however, must beware. They are the target of Lupin’s mischief. With plans that frequently evolve into elaborate plots, Lupin is a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143104865 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0143104861 |
| Author: | Maurice Leblanc, Michael Sims |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 30 March 2021 |
| Weight: | 236g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 130mm x 196mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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Maurice Leblanc
Maurice Leblanc was born in Rouen, France, in 1864. He began his writing career with realistic works in the manner of his heroes Flaubert and Maupassant, producing such novels as La Femme in 1887. He is remembered today, however, for his dozens of inventive and amusing stories and novels about the masterful thief Arsène Lupin, a burglar and confidence man who eventually also becomes a detective. Leblanc created Lupin in 1905 for a series requested by a magazine editor. There were five collections of Lupin stories: Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar (1906), Arsène Lupin versus Sherlock Holmes (1908), The Confessions of Arsène Lupin (1912), The Eight Strokes of the Clock (1922), and Arsène Lupin Intervenes (1928).
Michael Sims has edited two other collections for Penguin Classics: The Annotated Archy and Mehitabel and Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief. His research for the latter inspired The Penguin Book of Gaslight Crime. His writing has appeared in New Statesman, Gourmet, Orion, the Washington Post, and many other periodicals in the United States and abroad.
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