This is complicated by a number of factors including different names, repackaging in different collections, and the republication of some books by Leblanc that previously did not include Arsene Lupin in order to include him, as he was so popular.Ī number are available from Project Gutenberg but there are many collections on Kindle or other ebook sites, many of which unethically package public domain stories together for sometimes ridiculous prices. I am therefore reposting with all links removed, except to my blog, where I will keep this list updated.Īlthough the Arsene Lupin stories are well known, and I expect will have a resurgence due to the recent Netflix series, it is surprisingly hard to locate English translations of these stories from the French. My post about this on r/books has now been removed twice - possibly due to the links it contained.
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