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Maurice Leblanc

MAURICE LEBLANC (1864–1941) was born in Rouen, France. Author of numerous novels, he is best remembered now for his short stories and novels featuring the brilliant gentleman-thief, Arsène Lupin. There were five collections of Lupin stories: Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar (1906), Arsène Lupin versus Herlock Sholmes (1908), The Confessions of Arsène Lupin (1912), The Eight Strokes of the Clock (1922), and Arsène Lupin Intervenes (1928).
The Best of Lupin
The Red Silk Scarf
Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief

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The Best of Lupin
The Red Silk Scarf
Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief

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