The arrest of arsène lupin 19055/22/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The fun in the Arsène Lupin books is different from the Holmes books, where the excitement is in catching the criminal along with Holmes, as Watson narrates how it’s solved. Thus, Lupin was a "gentleman burglar" or "gentleman thief," someone who steals from those who deserve stealing from, and doing so by being classy and suave, as a master of disguise who rarely takes himself seriously. Lupin was created as a French response to Sherlock Holmes (by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle), a character somewhat intentionally created to be a contrast to Holmes being so serious and straitlaced (there are actually several short stories and novels where Lupin faces a version of Sherlock Holmes). Many of the English translations by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos have lapsed into public domain and are available for free online in places such as Project Gutenberg. There are 17 novels and 24 compilations of novellas and short stories, made from 1905 to 1939, with a good number available in English translation. Lupin first made his debut in 1905, in the short story The Arrest of Arsène Lupin. Arsène Lupin is the creation of Maurice Leblanc. ![]()
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