Arsène Lupin is a fictional character from the ‘Arsene Lupin’ series of books and short stories by French author Maurice Leblanc. The character was introduced in response to the fictional character created by Arthur Conan Doyle ‘Sherlock Holmes.’ The character was first introduced in a series of short stories published in ‘Je sais tout,’ a French magazine launched by Pierre Lafitte in 1905. The character is also known as ‘The Gentleman Thief’ and ‘Master of Disguise’ because of his perfect character. his manners, charm, and ability to find ways to avoid physical violence or violence.
The story of Arsène Lupin
Arsene Lupine was inspired by another literary fictional character Rocambole by Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail, and it is similar to the fictional character EW Hornung the gentleman thief AJ Raffles, which was popular from 1898 to 1909. Initially, the character was introduced through a short story in a French magazine. The first story, written by French author Maurice Leblanc, was “The Arrest of Arsene Lupin,” which was published on July 15, 1905. Lupine was featured in more than 17 novels and 39 short stories, which were later combined together to form a series of 24 books . The number of books becomes 25, if we count the 1923 novel “The Secret Tomb” in which the main character, Dorothee, solves one of Lupin’s four great secrets. Raffles and Lupine have been a big inspiration for several characters such as ‘The Lone Wolf’ (created in 1914) by Louis Joseph Vance and ‘The Saint’ (created in 1928) by Leslie Charteris.
Cover of the book The Arrest of Arsene Lupin
Fantasy World
Arsene Lupine’s novels are known for their thrilling and fantasy elements. Some of the fantasy elements found in this novel are the radioactive ‘god stone’, the ‘Fountain of Youth’ which restores youth to anyone who drinks water from it or bathes in it, and the last surprising element is the revelation. Lupin’s lover, who is also his archenemy, Josephine Balsamo.
When Lupine meets Sherlock Holmes
Leblanc decided to introduce Sherlock Holmes to the short story ‘Sherlock Home Arrives Too Late’ in the 17th edition of Je sais tout magazine. In the story, Holmes meets a young Lupine. However, after certain legal objections from Doyle regarding the name, Leblanc changed the character’s name to ‘Herlock Sholmes’ once the story was published in full book form in Volume 1. Later, Sholmes became part of two more stories collected in Volume 2; ‘Arsene Lupine Contre Herlock Sholmes,’ and Sholmes makes a guest appearance in The Hollow Needle mystery. The book ‘Arsene Lupine Contre Herlock Sholmes’ was published in the United States in 1910, and the title was changed to ‘The Blonde Lady’ where the name was changed to Holmlock Shears, and ‘Wilson’ to Watson.
Book cover of The Hollow Needle
Lupine-Holmes enters the world of games
In 2008, PC game company Frogwares and Focus Home Interactive launched a PC game featuring Arsene Lupin, Sherlock Holmes, Watson, etc. The game is called ‘Sherlock Holmes Versus Arsene Lupin’ where Holmes tries to stop Lupine from stealing five precious British people. item.
Sherlock Holmes Versus Arsene Lupin PC game cover
Wiki/Biography
Arsene Lupin is a fictional male thief known for his courage, class and charm as he steals expensive items from people. Lupine is a French thief famous for stealing valuables from high-security vaults and from rich people. His unsuspecting behavior during the theft made him famous around the world.
Real Life Adaptation
Movie
Over the years, many directors have used Arsene Lupin and his story as plots for their films. In 2004, Jean-Paul Salome directed Arsene Lupin’s crime adventure film. The film is based on a series of crime novels by Maurice Leblanc, and the film follows the life of Arsene Lupine from his childhood, through the death of his father, and his adulthood. The story also introduces a woman, Josephine, who uses a hypnotic drug to enslave people to her will. The story of this film is adapted from many Leblanc stories such as The Queen’s Necklace, The Arrest of Arsene Lupin, The Hollow Needle, etc.
Arsene Lupine movie poster (2004)
Series
The character of Arsene Lupine is so interesting that it has appeared in several books, many films, stage plays, and even television series. With the popularity of the character, George Kay and Francois Uzan wrote the Netflix series Lupin. ‘Lupin’ is a French mystery thriller streaming television series released on January 8, 2021 on Netflix. The series follows professional thief Assane Diop (played by Omar Sy) who moves to France with his father hoping for a better life. However, Assane’s father has been charged for robbing an expensive diamond necklace by his wealthy employer, Hubert Pellegrini. Assane’s father decides to hang himself in prison out of shame, and twenty-five years later, Assane sets out to take revenge on the family by stealing the same expensive necklace at auction. The first part of the series consists of ten episodes, and the second part of the series, with five episodes, is set to be released in mid-2021.
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