Publisher's Synopsis
The book that inspired the hit Netflix series LUPIN!
It's Maurice LeBlanc's master thief, Arsène Lupin, at his finest! Illustrated with drawings of beautiful, mysterious Paris, The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar contains the 9 original short stories that launched the legendary Lupin:
I. The Arrest of Arsène Lupin
II. Arsène Lupin in Prison
III. The Escape of Arsène Lupin
IV. The Mysterious Traveller
V. The Queen's Necklace
VI. The Seven of Hearts
VII. Madame Imbert's Safe
VIII. The Black PearlI
X. Sherlock Holmes Arrives Too Late
Here's an excerpt from The Arrest of Arsène Lupin...
Arsène Lupin in our midst! the irresponsible burglar whose exploits had been narrated in all the newspapers during the past few months! the mysterious individual with whom Ganimard, our shrewdest detective, had been engaged in an implacable conflict amidst interesting and picturesque surroundings. Arsène Lupin, the eccentric gentleman who operates only in the chateaux and salons, and who, one night, entered the residence of Baron Schormann, but emerged empty-handed, leaving, however, his card on which he had scribbled these words: "Arsène Lupin, gentleman-burglar, will return when the furniture is genuine." Arsène Lupin, the man of a thousand disguises: in turn a chauffeur, detective, bookmaker, Russian physician, Spanish bull-fighter, commercial traveler, robust youth, or decrepit old man...
