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Tout le monde connaît Arsène Lupin. Né au début du siècle dernier de l'imagination fertile de Maurice Leblanc, il a enchanté trois générations de lecteurs. Par le roman, le cinéma, la télévision, il ne cesse d'enfiévrer les imaginations. Réunissant en lui des qualités chères aux Français, la gouaille, l'audace, l'amour et le panache, il est sans doute, avec Cyrano et d'Artagnan, le héros populaire le plus aimé du public. Mais qui était le mystérieux gentleman-cambrioleur ? Où est-il né ? Dans quelle famille ? Où a-t-il passé ses premières années ? De qui tient-il, qui lui a enseigné les talents multiples et prodigieux dont il fait preuve au cours de ses exploits ? Et comment est-il entré dans le monde mystérieux de l'aventure ? C'est pour répondre à toutes ces questions, que des lecteurs de plus en plus nombreux ne cessaient de lui poser, que Maurice Leblanc a décidé d'écrire La Comtesse de Cagliostro dont Jean-Paul Salomé vient de tirer un grand film. À peine sorti de l'enfance, associé à une aventurière aussi inquiétante que fascinante, à qui il a sauvé la vie, Lupin cherche à découvrir un trésor caché dans un lieu tenu secret depuis la Révolution française. Mais la comtesse, qui a bien l'intention de s'emparer la première du trésor, va se révéler la plus redoutable des adversaires en même temps que l'amante la plus passionnée. Fille, ou petite-fille, ou arrière-petite-fille - nous ne le saurons jamais - du célèbre Joseph Balsamo, qui prétendait au XVIIIe siècle avoir trouvé l'élixir de longue vie, la comtesse de Cagliostro a dû communiquer à Arsène Lupin son secret, puisque lui aussi semble posséder le don de l'éternelle jeunesse. &am

The Hollow Needle is a novel by Maurice Leblanc featuring the adventures of the gentleman thief, Arsene Lupin. As with the preceding two volumes of the Arsene Lupin stories, this was first serialized in the French magazine Je sais tout from November 1908 to May 1909. The novel was released, with a few modifications, in June 1909.

Another action-packed mystery by Maurice LeBlanc! This story has to do with the final Will of a man named Mornington, who, in the year 1900, left behind the sum of $400 million francs. Of that, three-fourths went to his adopted country - which left $100 million francs to be distributed to his heirs. The executor of the estate was Morningtons friend, Don Luis Perenna (AKA Arsene Lupin). The problem, however, was that no one knew where (or even who) some of the heirs were. If no heirs were to be found within 3 months, the entire $100 million francs would go to Perenna. And Perenna/Lupin had a reputation as being something of a rogue. It is definitely a race against time, as the heirs seem to be turning up dead at an alarming rate.

Created by Maurice LeBlanc during the early twentieth century, Arsene Lupin is a witty confidence man and burglar, the Sherlock Holmes of crime. The poor and innocent have nothing to fear from him; 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 Arsenes mischief and tomfoolery.

In Paris, six women have vanished, only to be found a week later, emaciated and disfigured, their skulls split open. What little evidence the police have suggests that the murderer is a woman and tha

Arsene Lupin is a gentleman thief, master of disguise and a detective, often described as a French counterpart to Arthur Conan Doyles creation Sherlock Holmes.This collection includes his most famous cases, deeds and adventures: The Arrest of Arsene Lupin Arsene Lupin in Prison The Escape of Arsene Lupin The Mysterious Traveller The Queens Necklace The Seven of Hearts Madame Imberts Safe The Black Pearl Herlock Sholmes Arrives Too Late

813 is the fourth book in the Arsène Lupin series.When one of Arséne Lupins victims is found dead in a way that implicates him, he insists on heading the police search for the real murderer.The myste

War time drama featuring Arsene Lupin, Frances answer to Sherlock Holmes.Two battles ensue; the first, the actual war; the second, the battle between the old fashioned patriotic father, and the moder

The Teeth of the Tiger is the seventh novel in the Arsene Lupin series. Tasked with finding the heirs to a 100 million Francs fortune, the executor of the estate, Arsene Lupin, goes about finding them.He has 3 months to do so.In the event that none can be found, Lupin himself, gets the money. No wonder then that when the heirs do show up, they do so dead.

The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar is the first collection of stories by Maurice Leblanc, featuring the detective Arsene Lupin.It contains the first 8 stories with the character, including: The Arrest of Arsene Lupin; Arsene Lupin in Prison; The Escape of Arsene Lupin; The Mysterious Traveller; The Queens Necklace; The Seven of Hearts; Madame Imberts Safe; The Black Pearl; and, Sherlock Holmes Arrives Too Late.The mention of Sherlock Holmes was changed to Herlock Sholmes in subsequent publications after what I assume were stern words from Arthur Conan Doyles lawyers.

Arsene Lupin was originally a four part play by French author Maurice Leblanc, performed in 1908. It was turned into a novel by Edgar Jepson and published in 1909. Chronologically, it comes between The Hollow Needle and 813, but isnt usually considered to be part of the Lupin series.The books features Germaine de Gournay-Martin, a snobbish daughter who belongs to a wealthy family, who is finally going to marry the penniless Jacques, Duke of Charmerace. Except Jacques is really our roguish thief, Arsene Lupin.

The Woman of Mystery, also known as The Shell Shard, is the eighth book in the Arsene Lupin series by Maurice Leblanc. This book wasnt originally part of the series and in this 1916 edition, Lupin doesnt even feature in it.He was written into the story in the 1923 edition.

Arsene Lupin versus Herlock Sholmes features two adventures following a match of wits between Lupin and Herlock Sholmes. The character "Herlock Sholmes" is a transparent reference to Sherlock Holmes of Arthur Conan Doyles detective stories.The first story, "The Blonde Lady", opens with the purchase of an antique desk by a mathematics professor. The desk is subsequently stolen, as it turns out, by Arsene Lupin. Later, both Lupin and the professor realize that a lottery ticket, left inadvertently in the desk, is the winning ticket, and Lupin proceeds to ensure he obtains half of the winnings while executing a near-impossible escape with a blonde lady. After the theft of the Blue Diamond, again by a blonde lady, Ganimard made the connection to Lupin and an appeal was made to Herlock Sholmes to match wits with Lupin. Inadvertently, Lupin and his biographer met with the newly arrived Sholmes and his assistant, Wilson, in a Parisian restaurant, and they shared a cautious detente before Lupin sets off to lay his traps. "The Jewish Lamp" opens with another appeal to Herlock Sholmes for help in recovering a Jewish lamp. After reading the appeal, Sholmes is shocked to read a second letter, this time by Lupin and arriving on the same days post, which warns him not to intervene. Sholmes is outraged by Lupins audacity and resolves to go to Paris.

The Mélamare Mystery (also known as The Mysterious Mansion) is the eighteenth novel in the Arsene Lupin series of books by Maurice Leblanc. The book tells the story of a diamond theft and the kidnapping of Regine Aubry, an actress. Arsene Lupin, under the pseudonym Jean dEnneris, is hired by jewel magnate Van Houben in an attempt to solve the crime. The mystery deepens however when a second kidnapping takes place, and a history of rivalry and hatred between two families is uncovered.

The Confessions of Arsene Lupin is the sixth book in the Arsene Lupin series by Maurice Leblanc.A collection of ten short stories including Two Hundred Thousand Francs Reward!; The Wedding-Ring; The Sign of the Shadow; The Infernal Trap; The Red Silk Scarf; Shadowed by Death; A Tragedy in the Forest of Morgues; Lupins Marriage; The Invisible Prisoner; and, Edith Swan-Neck.

Arsene Lupin versus Herlock Sholmes is the second book in the Arsene Lupin collection by French author Maurice Leblanc.The book consists of two stories: The Blond Lady (which includes the chapters Lottery Ticket No. 514; The Blue Diamond; Herlock Sholmes Opens Hostilities; Light in the Darkness; An Abduction; Second Arrest of Arsene Lupin), and The Jewish Lamp (The Shipwreck). In the previous book, The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar, there was a short story called Sherlock Holmes Arrives Too Late, but after protests from Arthur Conan Doyles lawyers, the name was changed in this book to Herlock Sholmes.

The Hollow Needle is the third book in the Arsene Lupin series by French author Maurice Leblanc.Alongside Lupin, the book features Isidore Beautrelet, a young but gifted amateur detective, who believes he has cracked the secret of the treasure that has been hidden by the Kings of France throughout the centuries.

Formé à l’école de Maupassant, l’inventeur d’Arsène Lupin s’entendait joliment à tenir la plume. Est ici remis au jour l’un de ses romans « sportifs », chant d’amour à la fée Bicyclette ! Deux coupl

Arsène Lupin, que conseguiu ser mais famoso que seu criador, nasceu por encomenda do editor Pierre Lafitte ao escritor Maurice Leblanc. Este kit reúne as aventuras do maior ladrão do mundo com os tít

Arsène Lupin e a condessa de Cagliostro é o 12 livro da série do infame cavalheiro-ladrão. Nesta história de origem, encontramos o Arsène Lupin de 20 anos, embora não fosse esse seu nome à época, um