The Blonde Lady: Being a Record of the Duel of Wits Between Arsène Lupin and the English Detective (Warbler Classics)

It is just when a thing gets beyond me that Isuspect Arsène Lupin most.-from the bookSo confesses Chief-Inspector Ganimard Lupins implacable enemy in The Blonde Lady the second of Maurice Leblancs many books featuring Arsène Lupin. Published in the UK under the title Arsène Lupin versus Holmlock Shears in The Blonde Lady high-spirited aristocratic thief Arsène 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). This Warbler Classics edition relies upon the lively faithful English translation by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos whose sparkling translation of Arsène Lupin Gentleman-Burglar introduced English language readers to Maurice Leblancs irresistible creation. It also includes a newly revised translation of Leblancs 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.