Maurice Leblanc's ARSENE LUPIN GENTLEMAN-BURGLAR THE FIRST COLLECTION OF ORIGINAL STORIES (ANNOTATED VERSION)

BOOK 1 OF FOUR IN THE SERIESIn this ANNOTATED VERSION, the author gives background about Maurice Leblanc, the Arsène Lupin character, the series of Arsène Lupin books, and links to the NETFLIX series, Lupin. The NETFLIX series, LUPIN premiered on January 8, 2021, and became a huge hit worldwide. The series took inspiration from the stories and character created by Maurice Leblanc, a famous French novelist, and writer of short stories. Leblanc is primarily known as the creator of the fictional gentleman thief and detective Arsène Lupin, often described as a French counterpart to Arthur Conan Doyle's creation, Sherlock Holmes.The first Arsène Lupin story appeared as a series of short stories, serialized in the magazine Je sais tout in 1905. The character, Arsène Lupin, was featured in 17 novels and 39 short stories by Leblanc.This book puts together the first of five collections of Lupin stories which were originally published as Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar, recounting the adventures of Arsène Lupin. The short stories are –The Arrest of ArsèneLupin ArsèneLupin in PrisonThe Escape of Arsène LupinThe Mysterious TravellerThe Queen’s NecklaceThe Seven of HeartsMadame Imbert’s SafeThe Black PearlSherlock Holmes Arrives Too LateIn addition, this book includes a BONUS CHAPTER, the first short story from the second collection (Annotated) by Alison KUEN - Arsène Lupin Versus Herlock Sholmes.SO, SEE WHAT ALL THE FUSS IS ABOUT! View Less