Arsène Lupin, gentleman-cambrioleur

Name: Arsène Lupin, gentleman-cambrioleur
Author: Maurice Leblanc

Maurice Leblanc

Estimated B2494 min · 52 parts · 350 words to learn

Un voleur brillant traverse salons, trains et coffres avec une politesse dangereuse.

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About the book

Maurice Leblanc's first Arsène Lupin collection appeared in 1907, gathering stories first published in a Paris magazine. Lupin is a gentleman burglar: charming, theatrical, a master of disguise, and always one move ahead of Inspector Ganimard. Across nine stories he works on an Atlantic liner, inside a prison, on a night train and in the salons of Paris, and in the last one he crosses paths with an English detective called Herlock Sholmès.

Reading it as a learner

We estimate it at B2. Each story stands on its own, so you can finish one in a few sittings and feel the reward. Leblanc writes quick dialogue marked with dashes, elegant Belle Époque French and plot twists that depend on small details, so careful reading pays off. The ten sections, including the preface, are divided into 52 ten-minute parts. Tap a word whenever a clue hangs on it.

Nouvelle 1
Préface
1. 1
Nouvelle 2
L'arrestation d'Arsène Lupin
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
Nouvelle 3
Arsène Lupin en prison
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
5. 5
6. 6
Nouvelle 4
L'évasion d'Arsène Lupin
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
5. 5
6. 6
Nouvelle 5
Le mystérieux voyageur
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
5. 5
Nouvelle 6
Le collier de la reine
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
5. 5
Nouvelle 7
Le sept de cœur
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
5. 5
6. 6
7. 7
8. 8
9. 9
10. 10
Nouvelle 8
Le coffre-fort de madame Imbert
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
Nouvelle 9
La perle noire
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
Nouvelle 10
Herlock Sholmès arrive trop tard
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
5. 5
6. 6
7. 7

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