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| Original Title: | Arsène Lupin, gentleman-cambrioleur |
| ISBN: | 0143104861 (ISBN13: 9780143104865) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Arsène Lupin #1 |
| Characters: | Arsène Lupin |
| Setting: | France |
Maurice Leblanc
Paperback | Pages: 279 pages Rating: 3.93 | 6345 Users | 404 Reviews
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| Title | : | Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief (Arsène Lupin #1) |
| Author | : | Maurice Leblanc |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 279 pages |
| Published | : | July 26th 2007 by Penguin Classics (first published June 10th 1907) |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Classics. Fiction. Crime. Cultural. France. Short Stories |
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The suave adventures of a gentleman rogue—a French Thomas Crown 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 Arsene’s mischief and tomfoolery. A masterful thief, his plans frequently evolve into elaborate capers, a precursor to such cinematic creations as Ocean’s Eleven and The Sting. Sparkling with amusing banter, these stories—the best of the Lupin series—are outrageous, melodramatic, and literate.Rating Appertaining To Books Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief (Arsène Lupin #1)
Ratings: 3.93 From 6345 Users | 404 ReviewsWeigh Up Appertaining To Books Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief (Arsène Lupin #1)
I first read Maurice Leblanc's Arsène Lupin many many years ago as a teenager. I remember enjoying it but it was anything to write home about unlike Doyle's Holmes or Christie's Poirot which I did enjoy and was something to write home about. Fast forward to now. I think Lupin is more a grown up type of hero. He's not evil but he's not the white knight. I would compare him to the type of "hero" TV Dexter kinda is. In a less psychopath way, of course. The style is very much early XX centuryTales of a gentleman thief: he steals things but is a (witty) gentleman about it, and there are some things he can't stand...I liked this. Not a lot of surprises, and not as strongly plotted as Sherlock Holmes, but all right: the stories go down easy. The sort of storytelling that soothes a bad day. Some fudging on clues.Recommended for Sherlock Holmes fans.
It is important to note that this is just an edited selection of Leblanc's stories about the Gentleman-Thief who turns detective. While, no doubt, the entire body of stories about Lupin might be daunting the changing tone and even style and narrators of these stories is easily apparent because the stories are chosen from different points in the series. While the stories are mostly entertaining the result of the selections is slightly dissatisfying because the reader feels the ellipses between
This is a delightful volume of stories by Maurice Leblanc about the adventures of a Holmesian French Belle Epoque detective named Arsene Lupin. This volume represents a selection from the many stories Leblanc penned about the immensely popular character - that the editor considered among the best, and which also hang together, that is, refer back to each other sequentially. I guess I enjoyed reading these confections set in a much simpler time, when wireless telegraphy was still an amazing
Tales of a gentleman thief: he steals things but is a (witty) gentleman about it, and there are some things he can't stand...I liked this. Not a lot of surprises, and not as strongly plotted as Sherlock Holmes, but all right: the stories go down easy. The sort of storytelling that soothes a bad day. Some fudging on clues.Recommended for Sherlock Holmes fans.
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 became a
i do not remember when i last read Sherlock Holmes- only that this was much more fun for me, that however inspired by Conan Doyle, this gentleman thief is charming, comic, playful, and romantic and generous. he is not an intellectual puzzle-solver but first a criminal, later a detective helper, who maintains his curious ethics throughout his adventures, short-stories probably better read on occasion rather than in one concentrated dose... he is of the times and i think surrealists also liked
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