The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar: The Annotated Edition — The Original Adventures of the Gentleman Thief, with Introduction & Notes

Meet the original gentleman thief — the master of disguise who inspired a century of imitators and a global streaming phenomenon.

He robs only those who deserve it, walks out of prison on his own schedule, and signs his crimes with a flourish. In these first adventures from 1907, Maurice Leblanc introduced Arsène Lupin — burglar, escape artist, and France’s answer to Sherlock Holmes — in a series of dazzling capers that have never gone out of print in French and now send new readers hunting for the source.

This Annotated Edition includes the complete original English translation, an introduction on Leblanc, the friendly rivalry with Conan Doyle, and Lupin’s enduring cultural footprint, plus notes on the French references for modern readers.

Not affiliated with or endorsed by any television adaptation; this edition reprints the original public-domain stories.