For those who are not familiar with the history of detective novel, Arsène Lupin is a fictional gentleman thief created by Maurice Leblanc. What I am reading is not a book, but three small paperbacks that include the abbreviated version of six novels:
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- The Teeth of the Tiger
- The Overcoat of Arsene Lupin
- The Countess of Cagliostro
- Le Secret d’Eunerville
- Le Second visage d’Arsène Lupin
I must say the stories are spicy and enjoyable, but the plot is rather similar when you compare between the stories. For that reason, although Arsène Lupin did outwit Sherlock Holmes on a few occasions (in the stories written by Leblanc), Sir Arthur has all the reasons to win all fame and reputation against his French competitor. As always, if one could focus on his own business and do his best, there is no need to compare to other people or any benchmark.
PS. I must say the last two stories on my list (Le Secret and Le Second visage) are written by Boileau-Narcejac rather than Leblanc himself, and are definitely a cut lower.
Well, what is worse than piracy?
It's copycat of piracy.
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