Project Gutenberg 2003-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 563 Leblanc, Maurice 1864 1941 Blanc, Maurice Le Blanc, Maurice le Jepson, Edgar 1863 1938 Arsène Lupin Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ars%C3%A8ne_Lupin,_Gentleman_Burglar Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. HTML version by Al Haines. "Arsène Lupin" by Maurice Leblanc is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the adventurous exploits of Arsène Lupin, a charismatic gentleman thief who is often pitted against the police and various other characters in a cat-and-mouse game. The opening chapters introduce a luxurious setting featuring the château of the Dukes of Charmerace, where we meet various characters preparing for an upcoming wedding, setting the stage for intrigue and theft. The opening of "Arsène Lupin" presents a vivid description of a grand château illuminated by the afternoon sun, focusing on a beautiful young woman named Sonia who is engaged in writing wedding invitations for her friend, Germaine, who is about to marry the Duke of Charmerace. Amidst their preparations, an air of tension arises when they notice odd occurrences such as a missing statuette and a broken windowpane, hinting at the looming presence of Lupin. Tension builds as their discussions reveal the complexities of society's interactions and the underlying folly of their preoccupations with wealth, status, and appearances—all while foreshadowing Lupin's potential intrusion that disrupts their lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Burglars -- Fiction Lupin, Arsène (Fictitious character) -- Fiction PQ Text Crime Fiction Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: French Literature 474544 2025-08-02T09:52:08.582369 text/html 488746 2024-05-19T13:38:08 text/html 381808 2025-08-02T09:52:16.212293 application/epub+zip 381209 2025-08-02T09:52:10.226338 application/epub+zip 381210 2025-08-02T09:52:09.279357 application/epub+zip 1214454 2025-08-02T09:52:20.593299 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1194021 2025-08-02T09:52:15.461301 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 376583 2022-09-02T12:43:49.906204 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 439839 2025-08-02T09:52:07.872377 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 420055 2024-05-19T13:38:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17967 2025-08-02T09:52:20.740255 application/rdf+xml 15997 2025-08-02T09:52:09.649357 image/jpeg 2556 2025-08-02T09:52:09.469321 image/jpeg 1260496 2025-08-02T09:52:08.638357 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia