The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar

The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar is the 1907 collection that introduced Maurice Leblanc's charming and cunning master thief to the world. Serialized beginning in 1905 in the magazine Je sais tout, the nine linked stories follow Lupin as he outsmarts the police and high society alike through daring heists, ingenious disguises, and audacious escapes.

From "The Arrest of Arsène Lupin," in which the gentleman burglar is apprehended aboard a transatlantic liner, to "The Queen's Necklace," to the closing "Sherlock Holmes Arrives Too Late," the collection establishes Lupin as France's enduring counterpart to Conan Doyle's detective — a criminal genius whose wit and audacity have kept him popular for over a century.