{"product_id":"arsene-lupin-maurice-leblanc-9781420973457","title":"Arsene Lupin: The Collected Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst appearing in 1905, Ars鈩e Lupin is the most famous fictional character of French writer Maurice Leblanc. Gentleman thief and master of disguise Ars鈩e Lupin is a character who often operates as a force for justice but on the wrong side of the law. Similar to Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail's fictional character Rocambole and to E. W. Hornung's gentleman thief A. J. Raffles, Ars鈩e Lupin has been described as an inversion of Sherlock Holmes. This is somewhat ironic as Sherlock Holmes appears in one of Leblanc's early Lupin stories, an appearance which drew legal scrutiny from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In subsequent appearances Leblanc changed the name of the Sherlock Holmes character to Herlock Sholmes to avoid legal copyright action on the part of Doyle. Those stories are included in this collection which collects thirty-five of Leblanc's early Lupin short stories. The stories included in this volume include all the short stories contained in the following collections: \"The Extraordinary Adventures of Ars鈩e Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar\", \"Ars鈩e Lupin Versus Herlock Sholmes\", \"The Confessions of Ars鈩e Lupin\", and \"The Eight Strokes of the Clock\". One of the most popular characters of turn of the century French literature, Ars鈩e Lupin's literary legacy is excellently represented in this collection of his most famous stories. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maurice LeBlanc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1420973452\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781420973457\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Digireads.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/03\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 568\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.27d","brand":"Maurice LeBlanc","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995419279615,"sku":"9781420973457","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0c89d6dc-f184-4e12-98a5-c552b0751a7d.jpg?v=1683335712","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/arsene-lupin-maurice-leblanc-9781420973457","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}