 Maurice Marie Emile Leblanc was born in Rouen, France. He was educated in France, Germany and Italy. He studied law but abandoned his studies to become a writer and police reporter for French periodicals. He is the creator of 'Arsène Lupin', a gentleman criminal. |
Titles and year of publication:
| 'Arsène Lupin' Novels | |
| 1) Arsène Lupin Versus Holmlock Shears
(US Title: The Blonde Lady [1910]) (Also published as: Arsène Lupin Versus Herlock Sholmes [1910]; and as: The Arrest of Arsène Lupin [1911]; and as: Sherlock Holmes Versus Arsène Lupin: The Case of the Golden Blonde [1946]; and as: The Fair Haired Lady [1909]) (short stories) |
1909 (France 1908) |
| 2) The Exploits of Arsène Lupin (Also
published as: The Seven of Hearts [1908]; and as: The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar [1910]) (short stories) |
1909 (France 1907) |
| 3) 813 | 1910 (France 1910) |
| 4) The Hollow Needle | 1910 (France 1909) |
| 5) The Confessions of Arsène Lupin (short stories) | 1912 (France 1913) |
| 6) The Crystal Stopper | 1913 (France 1912) |
| 7) The Golden Triangle | 1917 (France 1918) |
| 8) Coffin Island (US Title: The Secret of Sarek [1920]) | 1920 (France 1920) |
| 9) The Eight Strokes of the Clock (short stories) | 1922 (France 1922) |
| 10) The Candlestick with Seven Branches (US Title: Memoirs of Arsène Lupin [1925]) | 1925 (France 1924) |
| 11) The Girl with the Green Eyes (US Title: Arsène Lupin, Super-Sleuth [1927]) | 1927 (France 1927) |
| 12) Jim Barnett Intervenes (US Title: Arsène Lupin Intervenes [1929]) (short stories) | 1928 (France 1928) |
| 13) The Melamare Mystery | 1929 (France 1929) |
| 14) The Double Smile (US Title: The Woman with Two Smiles [1933]) | 1933 (France 1933) |
| 15) The Return of Arsène Lupin | 1933 (France 1933) |
| Other Novels | |
| 1) The Frontier | 1912 (France 1911) |
| 2) The Teeth of the Tiger | 1914 (France 1921) |
| 3) The Bomb-Shell (US Title: The Woman of Mystery [1916]) | 1916 (France 1916) |
| 4) Dorothy the Rope Dancer (US Title: The Secret Tomb [1923]) | 1923 (France 1923) |
| 5) The Tremendous Event | 1924 (France 1921) |
| 6) Man of Miracles | 1932 (France 1930) |
| 7) From Midnight to Morning | 1933 (France 1932) |
| 8) Wanton Venus | 1935 (France 1934) |
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