Leblanc was largely considered little more than a writer of short stories for various French periodicals when the first Arsène Lupin story appeared. From the start, Leblanc wrote both short crime stories and longer novels - and his lengthier tomes, heavily influenced by writers such as Flaubert and Maupassant, were critically admired, but met with little commercial success. He was a novelist and writer of short stories, known primarily as the creator of the fictional gentleman thief and detective, Arsène Lupin.

Maurice Marie Émile Leblanc was born on 11th November 1864 in Rouen, Normandy, France. In 'The Secret of Sarek,' the action takes place almost entirely on the fictional Island of Sarek in 1917, in which Leblanc deftly blends crime fantasy and science fiction. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.This early work by Maurice Leblanc was originally published in 1919 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. These stories - the best of the Lupin series, including 'The Queen's Necklace' and 'Arsène Lupin in Prison'- are outrageous and witty, for the full enjoyment of those who love masters of disguise, extraordinary heists, and the panache found with Sherlock Holmes, James Bond, Ocean's Eleven and Lupin.

With plans that frequently evolve into elaborate plots, Lupin is a gentleman burglar turned detective, and the most entertaining criminal genius in literature. The rich and powerful, and the detective who tries to spoil his fun, however, must beware. The inspiration for the new Netflix series, Lupin, starring Omar SyĪ curated collection of the very best adventures of Arsène Lupin, France's most famous gentleman thief The poor and the innocent have nothing to fear from Lupin often they profit from his spontaneous generosity.

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