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Author: Maurice Leblanc Publisher: Graphic Arts Books ISBN: 1513295276 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 144
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The Eight Strokes of the Clock (1922) is a collection of short stories by Maurice Leblanc. Partly based on the life of French anarchist Marius Jacob, Arsène Lupin first appeared in print in 1905 as an answer to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes. Blending crime fiction, fantasy, and mystery, Leblanc crafts original and entertaining tales of adventure starring one of the greatest literary characters of all time—Arsène Lupin, gentleman thief. Arsène Lupin is the world’s greatest thief, an unmatched force for good whose exploits threaten the wealth and standing of France’s most wicked men. In this debut installment of Leblanc’s beloved series, Lupin uses his remarkable wit and chameleon-like ability to move undetected through aristocratic society in order to steal, trick, and cheat his way through life. Despite his criminal nature, he operates under a strict moral code, only taking from those who have taken from the poor all their lives. In this collection of short stories, Lupin reveals the adventures of a strangely familiar figure—himself. Using the alias Prince Rénine, he recalls some of his most thrilling escapades. With the help of his beautiful comrade Hortense, the Prince sets out to solve the mysterious disappearance and murder of several women. When Hortense goes missing, he fears for the worst, and must race against time in order to save her life. The Eight Strokes of the Clock is a story of romance, mystery, and crime that continues to astound over a century after it was published. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Maurice Leblanc’s The Eight Strokes of the Clock is a classic of French literature reimagined for modern readers.
Author: Maurice Leblanc Publisher: Graphic Arts Books ISBN: 1513295276 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 144
Book Description
The Eight Strokes of the Clock (1922) is a collection of short stories by Maurice Leblanc. Partly based on the life of French anarchist Marius Jacob, Arsène Lupin first appeared in print in 1905 as an answer to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes. Blending crime fiction, fantasy, and mystery, Leblanc crafts original and entertaining tales of adventure starring one of the greatest literary characters of all time—Arsène Lupin, gentleman thief. Arsène Lupin is the world’s greatest thief, an unmatched force for good whose exploits threaten the wealth and standing of France’s most wicked men. In this debut installment of Leblanc’s beloved series, Lupin uses his remarkable wit and chameleon-like ability to move undetected through aristocratic society in order to steal, trick, and cheat his way through life. Despite his criminal nature, he operates under a strict moral code, only taking from those who have taken from the poor all their lives. In this collection of short stories, Lupin reveals the adventures of a strangely familiar figure—himself. Using the alias Prince Rénine, he recalls some of his most thrilling escapades. With the help of his beautiful comrade Hortense, the Prince sets out to solve the mysterious disappearance and murder of several women. When Hortense goes missing, he fears for the worst, and must race against time in order to save her life. The Eight Strokes of the Clock is a story of romance, mystery, and crime that continues to astound over a century after it was published. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Maurice Leblanc’s The Eight Strokes of the Clock is a classic of French literature reimagined for modern readers.
Author: Maurice Leblanc Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand ISBN: 3387312008 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 322
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Author: Maurice Leblanc Publisher: BEYOND BOOKS HUB ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 190
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♥♥ The Eight Strokes of the Clock by Maurice Leblanc ♥♥ A collection of eight short stories featuring Arsène Lupin, gentleman-thief: At The Sign Of Mercury; Footprints In The Snow; The Lady With The Hatchet; Thérèse And Germaine; The Tell-Tale Film; The Case Of Jean Louis; The Water-Bottle; and, On The Top Of The Tower. ♥♥ The Eight Strokes of the Clock by Maurice Leblanc ♥♥ These adventures were told to me in the old days by Arsène Lupin, as though they had happened to a friend of his, named Prince Rénine. As for me, considering the way in which they were conducted, the actions, the behaviour and the very character of the hero, I find it very difficult not to identify the two friends as one and the same person. ♥♥ The Eight Strokes of the Clock by Maurice Leblanc ♥♥ Arsène Lupin is gifted with a powerful imagination and is quite capable of attributing to himself adventures which are not his at all and of disowning those which are really his. The reader will judge for himself.
Author: Maurice Le Blanc Publisher: Book Jungle ISBN: 9781604246827 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 188
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Leblanc was a French novelist and short story writer known for creating the character Arsene Lupin, who is the French counterpart to the English Sherlock Holmes Lupin is a sincere hero who has failings, which endured him to the reader. Ellery Queen said that The Eight Strokes of the Clock is one of the 125 most important books of detective mysteries. Stories included are: On the Top of the Tower, The Water Bottle, The Case of Jean Louis, The Tell-Tale Film, Therese and Germaine, The Lady with the Hatchet, Footprints in the Snow, and At the Sign of Mercury.
Author: Maurice Leblanc Publisher: Standard Ebooks ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 229
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Trying to escape from her boring life, Hortense Daniel meets the mysterious Prince Rénine (or should we say Arsène Lupin?) who enlists her help to solve eight mysteries, starting with one that is for her very close to home. The pair’s travels take them across northern France as they help ease the path of true love, bring thieves and murderers to justice, and eventually to recover something very dear to Hortense’s heart. The Eight Strokes of the Clock is an Arsène Lupin novel by any other name, with Maurice Leblanc admitting as much in an opening note. Set in the early days of the character’s history, this collection of mysteries has the hallmarks of classic Lupin: a fervent desire to impress, dazzling jumps of logic and an ambivalent belief that the law can provide justice. This English translation was published in 1922 in the same year it was being serialized in France; it was published in novel form there a year later. This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks.
Author: Maurice Leblanc Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781717286482 Category : Languages : en Pages : 204
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The eight strokes of the clock is a collection of stories of Maurice Leblanc featuring the adventures of Arsene Lupin, all of which have a common thread. To distract and seduce a young woman, Hortense Daniel, Arsene Lupin, with the identity of Prince Serge Renin, will focus on solving eight puzzles. Working with, for or against the police, Lupin fails to fly in the news. The use of the figure 8 is pushed to its climax in the story The Lady and the Axe. Contents: On The Top Of The Tower; The Water Bottle; The Case Of Jean Louis; The Tell-tale Film; Thérèse And Germaine; The Lady With The Hatchet; Footprints In The Snow; At The Sign Of Mercury. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
Author: Maurice Leblanc Publisher: BEYOND BOOKS HUB ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages :
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The eight strokes of the clock is a collection of stories of Maurice Leblanc featuring the adventures of Arsene Lupin, all of which have a common thread. To distract and seduce a young woman, Hortense Daniel, Arsene Lupin, with the identity of Prince Serge Renin, will focus on solving eight puzzles. Working with, for or against the police, Lupin fails to fly in the news. The use of the figure 8 is pushed to its climax in the story The Lady and the Axe.With wit and daring, a master thief battles cops, crooks, and killersIn Paris, six women have vanished, only to be found a week later, emaciated and disfigured, their skulls split open. What little evidence the police have suggests that the murderer is a woman and that she is preparing to strike again.When Prince R nine's lover disappears on a cold night in October, he fears that she is about to become the latest victim.
Author: Maurice Leblanc
Author: Maurice Leblanc
Author: Maurice Leblanc
Author: Maurice Leblanc
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Author: Maurice Le Blanc
Author: Maurice Leblanc
Author: Maurice Leblanc
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Author: Maurice Leblanc
Author: Maurice Leblanc