Professional ones, hobbyist ones, Librivox ones, computer generated ones. I've been listening to audiobooks for ages. If it was at all possible I'd give this ten stars. There is plenty of info on Maurice LeBlanc's Lupin series available online so I'll leave this to the quality of the product itself. Le Serment d'Arsène Lupin (Libr.If you could sum up The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman Burglar in three words, what would they be? Victor de la Brigade Mondaine ('Paris-Soir',ġ9. La Femme aux Deux Sourires ('Le Journal', 1932 ġ8. La Barre-y-va ('Le Journal', 1930 Lafitte,ġ7. La Demeure Mystérieuse ('Le Journal', 1928 ġ6. La Demoiselle aux Yeux Verts ('Le Journal' 1926-27 ġ4. Les Huit Coups de l'Horloge ('Excelsior'Ĭountess Of Cagliostro ] ('Le Journal' 1923-24 rep.

Les Dents du Tigre ('Le Journal', 1920 ġ1.

L'Île aux Trente Cercueils ('Le Journal',ġ0. Golden Triangle ] ('Le Journal', 1917 Lafitte, 1918)ĩ. L'Éclat d'Obus ('Le Journal', 1915 Lafitte, Les Confidences d'Arsène Lupin (JST, 1911-13 Lafitte, 1913)ħ. Le Bouchon de Cristal ('Le Journal'/Lafitte,Ħ. (FOR MORE INFORMATION ON OTHER FRENCHīOOKS (E-BOOKS VERSIONS OF ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS OIF SOME OF THE LUPIN NOVELS)ġ. Of 'Herlock Sholmes,' after some legal objections from Conan Doyle. Sherlock Holmes himself appeared several times in the Lupin novels, first as himself, then in the transparent guise Indeed, the two characters were bound to meet and, in an unprecedented act of literary pastiche and cross-over, In other words, Lupin was the Simon Templar A literary descendent of Ponson du Terrail 's Rocambole, Lupin was, like Holmes, a literary archetype.Īlthough he was on the other side of the law, he was clearly a force for good, and those he defeated, always withĬharacteristic gallic style and panache, were worse villains than he. Of Lupin was first introduced in a series of short stories serialized in the magazine ' Je While the Arsène Lupin saga only occasionally featured any fantasy elements, its preeminence in French pulpįiction warrants its inclusion in any serious genre study.

Writing team of Boileau-Narcejac, better There were twenty volumes in the Lupin series written by Leblanc, and five sequels written by the notorious mystery Was the creator of the character of gentleman-burglar Arsène Lupin who, in France, has enjoyed a popularity as long-lasting and considerable as Sherlock Holmes in the English-speaking world. To become its master, its only master, to receive such inheritance! 'Ĭreated by : Maurice Leblanc (1864-1941).Įqual of Gaston Leroux (creator of Rouletabille ) or Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in fame, and arguably superior To have found the lost secret of the Kings of France, What pride I felt the day I set foot in this forgotten place.

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