Arsène Lupin vs. Herlock Sholmés (Arsène Lupin Series #2)

• Arsène Lupin vs. Herlock Sholmés: The Case of the Golden Blonde (The thrilling classic!) [eBook Kindle] '-'
IgnacioHillsPress.com; 1st. edition / Book 2 of 8: Arsène Lupin Series #2: Arsène Lupin versus Herlock Sholmes -- This is a wonderfully satiric and melodramatic series of stories sewn together as a novel - it's just a lot of fun, fast reading, and something to relish!

"Arsène Lupin versus Herlock Sholmés: The Case of the Golden Blonde" was originally written by acclaimed author Maurice-Marie-Émile Leblanc in 1910 (the first english translations by George Morehead and Alexander Teixeira de Mattos): created by Maurice Leblanc during the early twentieth century (1904), Arsène Lupin is a witty con man and burglar, the 'Sherlock Holmes' of crime. The poor and innocent have nothing to fear from him; often they profit from his spontaneous generosity. The rich and powerful, and the detective who tries to spoil his fun, however, must beware. They are the target of Arsène’s mischief and tomfoolery.

A masterful thief, his plans frequently evolve into elaborate capers, a precursor to such cinematic creations as "Ocean’s Eleven" and "The Sting". . . Sparkling with amusing banter, these stories -— the best of the Lupin series -— are outrageous, melodramatic, and literate. This is the original and unabridged version of this classic whodunnit. A must-have for fans of classic mystery novels!

NOTE: This edition has a linked "Table of Contents" and has been beautifully formatted (searchable and interlinked) to work on your Amazon e-book reader, Amazon Desktop Reader, and your ipod e-book reader.
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[Wikipedia] The two English collections contain the following chapters or stories:
• Arsène Lupin versus Herlock Sholmès (2 stories)
1) "The Blond Lady" (novel)
Lottery Ticket No. 514
The Blue Diamond
Herlock Sholmès Opens Hostilities
Light in the Darkness
An Abduction
Second Arrest of Arsène Lupin

2) "The Jewish Lamp" (tale)
The Shipwreck
• Arsène Lupin versus Holmlock Shears, aka The Blonde Lady (2 stories)
"The Blonde Lady", comprising six chapters
Number 514, Series 23
The Blue Diamond
Holmlock Shears Opens Hostilities
A Glimmer in the Darkness
Kidnapped
The Second Arrest of Arsène Lupin
"The Jewish Lamp", comprising two chapters
Chapter I
Chapter II
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Leblanc
'(...) In 1904-1905, Pierre Lafitte, the director of the french monthly magazine "Je sais tout", commissioned a short story from Maurice Leblanc, that was to be in the vein of A. J. Raffles by Ernest William Hornung and the adventures of Sherlock Holmes. The resulting "L'Arrestation d’Arsène Lupin" (The Arrest of Arsène Lupin) proves to be a great public success. Two years later, the book Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar (1907) is released, containing the first nine stories depicting the character that were published in the French magazine "Je sais tout". The following book Arsène Lupin versus Herlock Sholmes, a second collection of Arsène Lupin stories written by Maurice Leblanc, angered the Sherlock Holmes' creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle(!)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._J._Raffles_(character)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsène_Lupin_versus_Herlock_Sholmes
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsène_Lupin_contre_Herlock_Sholmés
'(...) Arsène Lupin contre Herlock Sholmès (1908), recueil comprenant le roman «La Dame blonde» et la nouvelle «La Lampe juive»:
• La Dame blonde, roman, publié dans Je sais tout du 15 novembre 1906 jusqu'au 15 avril 1907 ;
• La Lampe juive, nouvelle, publiée dans Je sais tout du 15 juillet au 15 août 1907.
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[Amazon Editorial Reviews]: “[Arsène Lupin] has taken his place in public estimation with Sherlock Holmes and other universally admired heroes of fictional crime.” —The New York Times.

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