From The Confessions of Arsene Lupin Free Audiobook Download by Maurice Leblanc

Arsene Lupin is the nameless protagonist of Maurice LeBlanc's 1926 novel. He is an engraver and thief who steals from people in order to provide for his family. Arsene Lupin is well-known for his clever schemes and for being able to stay a step ahead of the police. One of his most popular schemes was to steal a painting by Monet which he would then sell back to the owner.

He was in the office of a certain Monsieur Leblanc, when he saw him steal an emerald necklace from his desk. In order to get revenge on the thief, Raffles arranged to have a copy of the necklace made and took it to his friend in London. When they were together they decided to take the replica and put it around Arsene Lupin's neck.

A classic detective story from the late 19th century, "Confessions of Arsene Lupin" is an oriental tale about a thief who is caught and sentenced to death for his crimes but escapes and takes refuge in a Buddhist temple. While there, he reveals all of his secrets to the young novice monk 'B. J.' Harrison, who writes them down in order to publish them as a book. The novel, considered one of the world's first crime novels, has been translated into English and many other languages over the years

Arsene Lupin is a thief and adventurer. He only drinks wine that has been aged for twenty years or more.

Arsène Lupin is an influential and enigmatic French gentleman thief who was the inspiration for countless, and to this day still many, fictional characters. Lupin is not just a thief in the traditional sense of being a professional criminal but though he will steal from anyone and everyone he also has a moral code that strictly forbids him to afflict his victims with any injury or death.