The Arrest of Arsène Lupin – July 1905 – 4 stars.

The dates provided are for their first publishing in magazines, etc. I rated the nine stories included in this collection separately and then averaged them for rating the whole. The whole scene is written perfectly and the reader should be able to imagine it vividly. I think Lupin is most famous for his connection to Sherlock Holmes particularly in this collection wherein they cross paths for the first time. I like these stories and even if they are sometimes simplistic, I think Lupin is a character that major readers should recognize. It is easy reading and entertaining writing.Īfter having read this collection, I would read further in the Arsène Lupin canon. I suppose anyone who enjoys Nero Wolf, Poirot, and Holmes will also enjoy this collection. There is no great literary depth to these stories, however they are fun and have just enough suspense included to make the reader turn the pages with interest. I gave this collection four stars in total, but I really did enjoy reading these stories. Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar collects nine stories that present a continuous, albeit hyphenated, timeline in the early exploits of the so-called gentleman thief, Lupin.

He dropped out of law school and is generally known only as a writer – famous for the Lupin catalog.

The author, Maurice, Leblanc (1864 – 1941) was born in Rouen. It was published in 1907, but the contents were all previously published. Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar (aka: Exploits of Arsène Lupin) is the first collection of stories about the character Lupin.

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