In these stories, Maurice Leblanc's charismatic gentleman burglar, Ars???ne Lupin, once again baffles the Parisian police. Determined not to be thwarted by the man known as France's "national thief", the authorities turn to England and engage Herlock Sholmes, a thinly disguised version of Arthur Conan Doyle's famous consulting detective. Meeting in a contest of wit and skill, the two men do battle in adventures that feature a mysterious blonde lady, Lottery Ticket No. 514, a fabulous blue diamond and the mystery of Rue ...
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In these stories, Maurice Leblanc's charismatic gentleman burglar, Ars???ne Lupin, once again baffles the Parisian police. Determined not to be thwarted by the man known as France's "national thief", the authorities turn to England and engage Herlock Sholmes, a thinly disguised version of Arthur Conan Doyle's famous consulting detective. Meeting in a contest of wit and skill, the two men do battle in adventures that feature a mysterious blonde lady, Lottery Ticket No. 514, a fabulous blue diamond and the mystery of Rue Murillo. These stories were first published in the French magazine, Je sais tout ("I know all"), in 1906-7, with English translations following in 1910.
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