With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. These stories – the best of the Lupin series, including “The Queen’s Necklace” and “Arsène Lupin in Prison”– are outrageous and witty, for the full enjoyment of those who love masters of disguise, extraordinary heists, and the panache found with Sherlock Holmes, James Bond, Ocean’s Eleven and Lupin.įor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With plans that frequently evolve into elaborate plots, Lupin is a gentleman burglar turned detective, and the most entertaining criminal genius in literature. The rich and powerful, and the detective who tries to spoil his fun, however, must beware. The poor and the innocent have nothing to fear from Lupin often they profit from his spontaneous generosity. These stories were first published together in 1907 and this edition of the gentleman thief’s very first adventures is the perfect place to start exploring his world of daring escapes, cunning disguises and ambitious heists.The inspiration for the new Netflix series, Lupin, starring Omar SyĪ curated collection of the very best adventures of Arsène Lupin, France’s most famous gentleman thief
What follows are wonderfully entertaining and action packed stories that finish with a brief encounter with none other than Sherlock Holmes. In the opening stories, Lupin is arrested, only to engineer his own incredible escape. This edition of The Adventures of Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief is translated from the French by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos and features an introduction by Emma Bielecki.
These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers.
This French Robin Hood has charmed readers for generations and the stories about his dazzling escapades have been adapted countless times for television, stage and film. And above all, he never takes himself too seriously. A master of disguise, he steals from the rich, he outsmarts the police and he’s generous to those in need. The inspiration for the hit Netflix show, Lupin, Arsène Lupin is charming, clever and bold.
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