The charm of new acquaintances and improvised amusements served to make the time pass agreeably.
The passengers constituted a select and delightful society. The transatlantic steamship `La Provence' was a swift and comfortable vessel, under the command of a most affable man. It was a strange ending to a voyage that had commenced in a most auspicious manner.
THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF ARSÈNE LUPIN, *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES *** With this eBook or online at Title: The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar Re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withĪlmost no restrictions whatsoever. Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar, by Maurice Leblanc The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene He is a character that one cannot help but love, for who doesn't like a story about a sophisticated criminal? Read more I thoroughly enjoyed this book and will most likely be looking for others in the series. I had to smile at the variations in pronunciations of French words and names (not that I'd do any better). I listened to an audiobook through Librivox which had a different reader for each chapter. The reason for this is that each chapter was originally published as a short story in the French magazine Je Sais Tout.
I understand that is exactly what happens in the sequel but never again afterward due to copyright issues.The book is very episodic with just a thread of plot that carries through each chapter. Holmes does not apprehend the thief (for Holmes is indeed too late, as the title of the chapter states), but he suspects their paths will cross again. As stated, in the final chapter, Lupin meets Sherlock Holmes, who naturally recognizes an intellect on par with his own. He has one real adversary, Detective Ganimard, who arrests Lupin in the first chapter and later becomes quite good friends with him. Therefore, it can be assumed that if a theft has no evidence, that theft was likely committed by Lupin. His thefts leave the police baffled, for he leaves no trace. He charms everyone he meets, most of whom do not know he is a thief and that he will likely steal their jewels/furniture/paintings/etc. Grant, of course is the epitome of a gentleman and Arsène Lupin is no different. I can't help but be reminded of Cary Grant in Hitchcock's To Catch a Thief. This was published in the late 19th Century introducing Arsène Lupin who is more or less the French answer to Sherlock Holmes, whom he meets in the final chapter of this book.
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