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Title | : | The Confessions of Arsène Lupin (Arsène Lupin #6) |
Author | : | Maurice Leblanc |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 344 pages |
Published | : | November 13th 2003 by Wildside Press (first published June 15th 1913) |
Categories | : | Mystery. Classics. Fiction. Cultural. France. Short Stories. Crime |
Maurice Leblanc
Paperback | Pages: 344 pages Rating: 4.05 | 670 Users | 40 Reviews
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The world's premier thief looks back on a lifetime of adventure in these tales of his outrageous exploitsIt has been a fortnight since the baroness Repstein disappeared from Paris, taking with her a fortune in jewels stolen from her husband. French detectives have chased her all over Europe, following the trail of gemstones like so many precious breadcrumbs, but she has eluded their efforts. When Arsène Lupin finds her, she will not escape so easily.
The most brilliant criminal mind in all of Europe, Lupin is not above performing the occasional good deed—especially when there is reward money at stake. In these thrilling stories, the gentleman thief outwits both policemen and criminals time and time again, always making sure to pocket something for himself.
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Original Title: | Les Confidences d'Arsène Lupin |
ISBN: | 0809533596 (ISBN13: 9780809533596) |
Edition Language: | English |
Series: | Arsène Lupin #6 |
Characters: | Arsène Lupin |
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Ratings: 4.05 From 670 Users | 40 ReviewsRate Out Of Books The Confessions of Arsène Lupin (Arsène Lupin #6)
Intelligent, witty, funny - this is (for me) the real Arsène Lupin. This book was just great, from the first to the last page."Arsène Lupin, what's your real opinion of Inspector Ganimard?"French legend maintained the tapestry was commissioned and created by Queen Matilda, William the Conqueror's wife, and her ladies-in-waiting. Indeed, in France it is occasionally known as "La Tapisserie de la Reine Mathilde" (Tapestry of Queen Matilda).Actually, it's not tapestry - it's embroidery and a lot smaller than I expected.------1045 At about this time, Harold takes Ealdgyth Swanneshals (Edith Swan-neck) as his mistress. This
Vintage pulpy goodness.
I prefer the Lupin short stories to the novels. In the novels for some reason, he tends to come across as a bit of a jerk.This is a nice mix of stories where Lupin plays detective and then some where he is up to something. Fun reads and nice to see one of the great gentlemen thief characters in action.
What can I say, I love the Arsène Lupin stories. The exploits and heists of the thief are far more interesting to me than the deductions of the a drug-using detective. Even though I loved the fact that "Hollow Needle", "813", and "Crystal Stopper" detoured from the compilation of individual stories scheme of "Exploits" and "Versus Herlock Sholmes", "Confessions" was a nice return to the older format. The Shadow of Death and Edith Swan-Neck stories were by far my favorite of the 10 stories
Five Star: Edith Swan-NeckFour Star: Two Hundred Thousand Francs Reward, The Sign of the Shadow, The Red Silk Scarf, & Shadowed by DeathThree Star: The Wedding-Ring, The Infernal Trap, A Tragedy in the Forest of Morgues, & The Invisible PrisonerTwo Star: Lupin's Marriage
Silly book. The more amusing stories are proto surrealist. This is pulp fiction though, not great pulp fiction but entertaining at times. (The Librivox version is read by an amazing narrator, Cate Barratt.)
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