Arsène Lupin vs Sherlock Holmes
By: Maurice Leblanc ; translated by David Carter ; illustrations by Thomas Müller
Contributors: Carter, David R., 1945- translator; Müller, Thomas, 1955- illustrator
Publisher: Alma Classics
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Translated from: fre
Translation of: Arsène Lupin contre Herlock Sholmès
ISBN-13: 9780714546407; 9781847495617
Subjects: Fiction; Thieves; Private investigators
Work titles: Arsène Lupin contre Herlock Sholmes
Description: This volume contains two adventures which pit the gentleman thief Arsène Lupin against Sherlock Holmes, the world's most famous detective. In 'The Blonde Lady', Holmes must discover the identity of a mysterious female thief who is linked to Lupin, while in 'The Jewish Lamp' he finds out that the theft of a lamp containing a precious jewel conceals an astonishing secret. While their tone is at times ironic and firmly tongue-in-cheek, the two stories in Arsène Lupin vs Sherlock Holmes bear all the hallmarks of classic detective fiction, and will put a smile on the lips and set the pulses racing of all fans of mystery and detective fiction.
Notes: Originally published in French in 1908.
Table of contents: title: Translator's Introduction; Arsène Lupin vs Sherlock Holmes; First Episode; Episode Two; Extra Material for Young Readers; THE WRITER; THE BOOK; THE CHARACTERS; THE RISE OF THE DETECTIVE NOVEL; TEST YOURSELF; Glossary.