In 813, Maurice Leblanc’s epic tale, Arsène Lupin, master of disguise and celebrity thief, is framed in the murder of millionaire Rudolf Kesselbach, nicknamed alternatively the King of Diamonds and the Lord of the Cape. Lupin assumes the identity of the chief detective on the case in order to find the real murderer and, in the interest of France, find a secret parcel of documents that have the power to redraw the map of Europe. Lupin must use every ounce of his genius to escape ensnarement by both obvious and stealthy means.
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.
قائمة المحتويات
Contents
I. The Tragedy at the Palace Hotel
II. The Blue-Edged Label
III. M. Lenormand Opens His Campaign
IV. Prince Sernine at Work
V. M. Lenormand at Work
VI. M. Lenormand Succumbs
VII. Parbury-Ribeira-Altenheim
VIII. The Olive-Green Frock-Coat
IX. ‘Santé Palace’
X. Lupin’s Great Scheme
XI. Charlemagne
XII. The Emperor’s Letters
XIII. The Seven Scoundrels
XIV. The Man in Black
XV. The Map of Europe
XVI. Arsène Lupin’s Three Murders
Epilogue. The Suicide
Maurice Leblanc’s Life and Work
عن المؤلف
Alexander Louis Teixeira de Mattos (1865-1921), known as Alexander Teixeira de Mattos, was a Dutch-English journalist, literary critic and publisher, who gained his greatest fame as a translator.