The Confessions of Arsène Lupin

by Maurice LeBlanc

Overview

"Lupin," I said, "tell me something about yourself." "Why, what would you have me tell you? Everybody knows my life!" replied Lupin, who lay drowsing on the sofa in my study. "Nobody knows it!" I protested. "People know from your letters in the newspapers that you were mixed up in this case, that you started that case. But the part which you played in it all, the plain facts of the story, the upshot of the mystery: these are things of which they know nothing."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781515297543
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	07/30/2015
Pages:	126
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.27(d)

About the Author

Maurice Leblanc (1864-1941) was a French writer and novelist born in Rouen, France. Leblanc is best known for his creation of Arsène Lupin, the titular character of a series of detective short stories and novels. Lupin's adventures were first published in the French magazine, Je sais tout, in 1905. The series was such a success that Leblanc dedicated his life's work to writing the Arsène Lupin stories.

Editorial Reviews

The Cyrano of the underworld.”

Jean-Paul Sartre

[Arsène Lupin] has taken his place in public estimation with Sherlock Holmes and other universally admired heroes of fictional crime.”

New York Times

This classic set of short stories highlights the notorious but dashing Arsène Lupin, who is both a clever crime solver and a gentleman burglar. Although Lupin is French, he is performed most admirably by the British narrator David Timson. He presents a hero/antihero who is elusive, reclusive, and often subversive but never abusive. Lupin may take your purse--but never your life. Timson's upper-crust and arrogant, ironic tone gives listeners clear insight into the debonair thief's character. While times and societal values have changed since the 1913 original publication date, crime stories still intrigue many listeners, and these will not disappoint. D.L.G. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine

APRIL 2023 - AudioFile

This classic set of short stories highlights the notorious but dashing Arsène Lupin, who is both a clever crime solver and a gentleman burglar. Although Lupin is French, he is performed most admirably by the British narrator David Timson. He presents a hero/antihero who is elusive, reclusive, and often subversive but never abusive. Lupin may take your purse--but never your life. Timson's upper-crust and arrogant, ironic tone gives listeners clear insight into the debonair thief's character. While times and societal values have changed since the 1913 original publication date, crime stories still intrigue many listeners, and these will not disappoint. D.L.G. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine

APRIL 2023 - AudioFile