The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar (Short Story Index Reprint Series) [Facsimile] [Hardcover]

Maurice Leblanc (Author), George Morehead (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1971 | Series: Short Story Index Reprint Series

Short excerpt: At dinner the evening before our dear old captain had said that we should see the revolving light on the nearest headland about eight o¿clock that evening and so we did.

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Language Notes

Text: English, French (translation)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 308 pages
• Publisher: Books for Libraries; Facsimile edition (June 1971)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0836939549
• ISBN-13: 978-0836939545
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,737,592 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The thief who can't be caught!, October 14, 1997

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Michael D Toole (Cambridge, Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin: Gentleman Burglar (Hardcover)

These stories are forgotten classics-- in terms of truly excellent mystery stories, they rank right up there with the best of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie. Arsene Lupin is no common pilferer-- he's a gentleman thief of the highest regard, and virtually a celebrity throughout France. He is constantly being pursued by Inspector Ganimard, his only worthy adversary, yet is never caught-- and while Lupin may be an unscrupulous, good-humored bandit on the surface, his larcenous actions end up aiding the common good as often as not. Lupin is something of a folk hero in France, having recently spawned an excellent animated cartoon series entitled "Nighthood"-- hopefully, in light of that, these wonderful old stories will be rediscovered.

21 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book influenced many teenagers in France, August 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin: Gentleman Burglar (Hardcover)

Arsene Lupin is now a classic; he is as famous as Napoleon, Cyrano de Bergerac or Gavroche. He embodies the utopic fighter of the industrial era, stealing from the rich, solving mysteries for the promise of a smile, playing with words & women. His remarks are always polite to women and vitriolic to the police that pursue him. Never vilent, he manages to escape all dangers with a smile. An absolute must read; he will make you dream and want to be a better person. This book is the perfect exemple of these attributes.

21 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pity the English readers, March 23, 2000

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keichii (Austin, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin: Gentleman Burglar (Hardcover)

After reading the whole series in both Chinese and French, I pity the English readers who miss out on the Arsene Lupin series. This series is rated in Europe/Asia at the level of the Sherlock Holmes series. If you can find a copy, read it. It is simply excellent for any hardcore mystery fan.