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Arsène Lupin contre Herlock Sholmès

Maurice Leblanc

Arsène Lupin contre Herlock Sholmès

English translation by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos, 1910

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Original publication
1908
Pages
480
Difficulty
Medium
Translated from
French

Book summary

The famous English detective Herlock Sholmès crosses the Channel to catch Arsène Lupin, at the request of victims the French police could not help. In the first adventure, a mysterious blonde lady is seen at every theft, from a lottery ticket to a blue diamond; in the second, a Jewish lamp disappears from a Paris flat. Disguises, traps and reversals follow one another, with each man admiring the other a little too much. A duel of wits through the Paris of 1900.

The plot

Two strange thefts. A teacher’s lottery ticket wins a million francs. But it was hidden in an old desk that was stolen from his home, and Arsène Lupin says he has it.

The world of the book

Paris around 1900, a duel between gentlemen. Both stories take place in and around Paris: in Versailles, near the Parc Monceau, at the Gare du Nord. People travel by horse-drawn cab and by train.

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