The Crystal Stopper (Warbler Classics)

by Maurice Leblanc, Alexander Teixeira De Mattos (Translator)

Overview

Taking inspiration from the infamous Panama scandals of 1892 and 1893-the biggest corruption bust of the nineteenth century-and Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Purloined Letter," Leblanc hurls Arsène Lupin headlong into a high stakes quest for the truth that threatens his honor and his life. 

Two of Lupin's accomplices are present during a burglary at the home of Deputy Daubrecq. One is guilty and the other innocent but both will be sentenced to death. Through theft, deception, murder, and blackmail, the ingenious criminal manages to outwit his pursuers on a hair-trigger chase full of twists and surprises that put Lupin's brilliance and courage to the ultimate test.

Lupin has been depicted in countless film and stage adaptions, most recently as the inspiration of the Netflix series, Lupin, starring Omar Sy. This Warbler Classics edition includes a detailed chronology of Leblanc's life and work.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781954525467
Publisher:	Warbler Classics
Publication date:	06/24/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	230
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Maurice Leblanc (1864-1947) was a French writer best known for creating the fictional character Arsène Lupin. Lupin's first appearance in Je sais tout, a French periodical, heralded the arrival of the most captivating crook of the literary world. Leblanc would go on to feature his masterful thief in novels and short stories for the next thirty years.
Alexander Teixeira de Mattos (1865-1921) was a Dutch-English journalist, literary critic and publisher, who gained his greatest fame as a translator.

Table of Contents

Contents

Chapter I. The Arrests1

Chapter II. Eight from Nine Leaves One17

Chapter III. The Home Life of Alexis Daubrecq34

Chapter IV. The Chief of the Enemies51

Chapter V. The Twenty-Seven65

Chapter VI. The Death-Sentence85

Chapter VII. The Profile of Napoleon106

Chapter VIII. The Lovers' Tower122

Chapter IX. In the Dark136

Chapter X. Extra-Dry153

Chapter XI. The Cross of Lorraine166

Chapter XII. The Scaffold185

Chapter XIII. The Last Battle198

Maurice Leblanc's Life and Work220