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THE BLONDE LADY IBD

WARBLER CLASSICS
02 / 2021
9781954525085
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Sinopsis

'It is just when a thing gets beyond me that I suspect Arsÿne Lupin most.' So confesses Chief-Inspector Ganimard, LupinâÇÖs implacable enemy in The Blonde Lady, the second of Maurice LeblancâÇÖs many books featuring Arsÿne Lupin.áPublished in the UK under the title Arsÿne Lupin versus Holmlock Shears, in The Blonde Lady high-spirited aristocratic thief Arsÿne Lupin, outmaneuvers Chief-Inspector Ganimard and matches wits with the famous English detective Holmlock Shears and his indispensable sidekick Wilson (the obvious variation of the names of Sherlock Holmes and Watson were used to avoid copyright infringement).áThis Warbler Classics edition relies upon the lively, faithful English translation by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos, whose sparkling translation of Arsÿne Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar introduced English language readers to Maurice LeblancâÇÖs irresistible creation. It also includes a newly revised translation of LeblancâÇÖs eulogy to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and a biographical timeline.Lupin has been depicted in countless film and stage adaptions, and most recently inspired the Netflix series, Lupin, starring Omar Sy.