Gentleman thief and detective Arsène Lupin conspires to match wits with the great Victorian detective Sherlock Holmes in Maurice Leblanc's second collection of short stories. Brilliantly capturing each character's extraordinary skills, Leblanc offers readers an array of entertaining adventures. The eight tales include ""Lottery Ticket No. 514,"" ""Sherlock Holmes Opens Hostilities,"" ""Second Arrest of Arsène Lupin,"" ""The Jewish Lamp,"" and others. Mystery lovers will find Lupin and Holmes the most cunning duo in crime fiction.
CONTENTS: .
Lottery Ticket No. 514
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The Blue Diamond
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Sherlock Holmes Opens Hostilities
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Light in the Darkness
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An Abduction
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Second Arrest of Arsene Lupin .
The Jewish Lamp .
The Shipwreck
AUTHOR: Maurice Leblanc (1864 - 1941) was a French novelist, best known as the creator of gentleman thief (later detective) Arsène Lupin. Leblanc began as a journalist, until he was asked to write a short story filler, and created, more gallant and dashing than English counterpart Sherlock Holmes.
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Maurice Leblanc Imprint: Dover Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 200mm,
Width: 125mm,
Spine: 10mm
Weight: 220g ISBN:9780486850023 ISBN 10: 0486850021 Series:Dover Mystery Classics Pages: 208 Publication Date:01 May 2022 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Unspecified
