The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin

Name: The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin
Brand: Findaway Voices
Availability: InStock
Author: Maurice Leblanc
ISBN: 9781662179228

Author: Maurice Leblanc

Narrator: Michael Ward

Unabridged: 5 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Author's Republic

Published: 03/17/2021

Categories: Fiction, Classic, Crime, Mystery & Detective, International Crime & Mystery

Synopsis

The debut of the famous french gentlemen thief, Maurice Leblanc's Arsene Lupin.

Arsene Lupin is a master of disguise, practitioner of oriental martial arts, consummate gentleman and the greatest thief and cracksman in the history of France. In each of these nine adventures we see him go from one daring exploit to another, from the robberry of Baron Cahorn, his inexplicable escape from Prison and his obtaining the Black Pearl of Madame Zalti, to his supposed origins as a master theif of queens necklace at the age of 7 years and beyond.

Narrated by Michael Ward.

About Maurice Leblanc

Maurice Leblanc (1864 -1941) was a French novelist and writer of short stories. His most famous character, ArsÃ¨ne Lupin, is a gentleman-burglar, historian, and master of disguise.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jeffrey on January 11, 2021

*****A new series featuring Arsene Lupin has just been released on Netflix.***** ”It was, indeed, the famous necklace, the legendary necklace that Bohmer and Bassenge, court jewelers, had made for Madame Du Barry; the veritable necklace that the Cardinal de Rohan-Soubise intended to give to Marie-Ant......more

Goodreads review by Anne on March 18, 2022

A fun romp with an over the top gentleman burglar. The thing that may turn some people off is that Lupin is quite full of himself in a stereotypically French hoh hon hon way. His powers of foresight and deduction rival that Sherlock Holmes - who he actually meets in the last story. It's a bit much. H......more

Goodreads review by Rosh (Off GR duty for a fortnight!) on June 12, 2022

A collection of nine short stories featuring the “gentleman thief”, Arsène Lupin, a character created by French writer Maurice Leblanc in 1905. I have never read any Arsène Lupin story, though I have heard of this character. It was intriguing for me to discover a classic story series set around a thi......more

Goodreads review by Katie on June 08, 2021

A bit of a strange one - I really enjoyed the character of Arsene Lupin, but the stories themselves were quite hit and miss for me.......more