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Maurice Leblanc

Arsene Lupin

'Lupin follows me everywhere. He is not my shadow. I am his shadow.' - Maurice Leblanc

In his first appearance, Leblanc's charming burglar, Arsène Lupin, finds himself behind bars as the police congratulate themselves on capturing the notorious criminal. But little did they know that Lupin had them exactly where he wanted them...

This book features nine astounding adventures of the gentleman thief. Sparkling with wit and filled with elaborate plots and cunning ploys, Lupin's exploits are outrageously entertaining.
259 printed pages
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Quotes

  • kkladiosahas quoted4 years ago
    you look sarcastic, and at first sight you're so cold. But often that's only the mask of those who have suffered the most....
  • b1723325392has quoted3 years ago
    Jacques was setting out for the South Pole, and papa considered me much too young to get married, I promised Jacques to wait for his return."
    "Why, it was everything that's romantic!" cried Marie.
    "Romantic? Oh, yes," said Germaine; and she pouted. "But between ourselves, if I'd known that he was going to stay all that time at the South Pole—"
    "That's true," broke in Marie. "To go away for three years and stay away seven—at the end of the world."
    "All Germaine's beautiful youth," said Jeanne, with her malicious smile.
    "Thanks!" said Germaine tartly.
    "Well, you ARE twenty-three. It's the flower of one's age," said Jeanne.
    "Not quite twenty-three," said Germaine hastily. "And look at the wretched luck I've had. The Duke falls ill and is treated at Montevideo. As soon as he recovers, since he's the most obstinate person in the world, he resolves to go on with the expedition. He sets out; and for an age, without a word of warning, there's no more news of him—no news of any kind. For six months, you know, we believed him dead."
    "Dead? Oh, how unhappy you must have been!" said Sonia.
    "Oh, don't speak of it! For six months I daren't put on a light frock," said Germaine, turning to her.
    "A lot she must have cared for

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