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Before he becomes Arsène Lupin, a young thief must learn how easily desire can cloud a clever mind.
Calling himself Raoul d'Andrésy, the young Arsène Lupin falls in love with Clarisse d'Étigues. He has nerve and confidence, but little standing with her father. When Raoul secretly watches the older man and his associates, he discovers a hunt for hidden wealth—and a captive woman whose life is in danger.
Raoul intervenes, entering a contest where treasure clues and dangerous attachments test his judgment. Clarisse offers affection without schemes. Joséphine Balsamo, the alluring Countess of Cagliostro, presents a very different challenge. With the determined Beaumagnan among the treasure seekers, Raoul needs more than daring to navigate their rivalries and protect his loyalties.
What you’ll discover
- A thief taking shape Watch the future Lupin discover that intelligence and nerve cannot spare him painful lessons.
- Clues to hidden wealth Follow a treasure hunt tied to old religious foundations, where secrecy sharpens every rivalry.
- Two kinds of love Feel the pull between Clarisse's open affection and the countess's dazzling, dangerous charm.
- A rescue with consequences Join Raoul as his intervention draws him deeper into a struggle over a concealed fortune.
- The cost of daring See confidence meet experience as Raoul's choices put his judgment and loyalties to the test.
Who will love it
Readers who love gentleman thieves, buried treasure, riddles solved by quick wits, and dangerous romance. If you enjoy a hero who jokes in the face of peril, this story is yours.
What’s inside
The key ideas, in the 15-minute summary
- A burglar finds a letter about murder
- A tribunal puts a beautiful woman on trial
- A sham verdict sends her to the sea
- Lupin follows the trail of the candlestick
- Two thieves share a barge and a secret life
- Lupin makes Josephine tell him everything
- Lupin outwits Beaumagnan, then Josephine outwits him
- A crushed hand ends the love affair
- What the story means and how it is told
Who’s who
- Ralph d'Andresy (Arsène Lupin)A twenty-year-old athlete, thief and joker who wants fame, fortune and the woman he loves, and who uses his quick mind to win.
- Josephine BalsamoThe beautiful Countess of Cagliostro, hunted by the conspirators, who seeks the same treasure and hides her thoughts behind a smile.
- BeaumagnanA stern, fanatical schemer who leads a dozen nobles in search of a hidden fortune and hates the woman he once desired.
- Baron Godfrey d'EtiguesA brick-faced, greedy landowner who serves Beaumagnan and does his dirty work, driven by fear and secrets.
- LeonardJosephine's coachman and right-hand man, a bony, gray-bearded brute who obeys her orders without mercy.
- Oscar de BennetotThe Baron's cousin, a coarse country gentleman who helps in the plot but shakes with fear when it must be carried out.
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Las memorias de Arsène Lupin
by Maurice Leblanc · 1924
A twenty-year-old burglar hides above a secret trial and decides to save the woman the nobles condemn.
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Why would a young man break into a baron's study at three in the morning, then spy on a murder plot from a ledge in a tower? Memoirs of Arsène Lupin, by Maurice Leblanc, tells how a twenty-year-old called Ralph d'Andresy stumbles into a war over a medieval treasure and falls for a woman said to be Cagliostro's daughter.
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A burglar finds a letter about murder
The story opens on a night in Normandy. A young man named Ralph d'Andresy leaves his bicycle behind a bank and slips into the château of Baron d'Etigues with two keys. He wants to know why the Baron and his noble friends keep leaving for strange shooting parties.
In a secret drawer of the Baron's desk he finds a letter written in code. Read between its padding, it describes a plan to trap an enemy woman, hold a tribunal over her, and silence her for good. Ralph has asked for the Baron's daughter Clarice in marriage and been thrown out, so he sees a chance to gain a hold over the old man.
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What is Memoirs of Arsène Lupin about?
It follows twenty-year-old Ralph d'Andresy, who is really Arsène Lupin, as he gets caught up in a hunt for a medieval abbey treasure and in a dangerous romance with Josephine Balsamo, the Countess of Cagliostro.
Who is Josephine Balsamo in the book?
She is the beautiful woman who calls herself the Countess of Cagliostro and claims to be the daughter of the famous magician. Beaumagnan's group says she never ages, while she says the legend is built on likeness and trickery.
What is the seven-branched candlestick?
It is a copper candlestick linked to the abbeys of Normandy. Its seven branches, seven stones and seven rings are clues to where the monks hid their treasure, and it drives the whole hunt.
The author
Maurice Leblanc
1864–1941 · French mystery novelist
Maurice Leblanc was a French writer born in Rouen in 1864. He wrote novels and short stories, including the Arsène Lupin series, which began in 1905. His books include The Hollow Needle, published in 1909, and The Crystal Stopper, published in 1912. He died in Perpignan in 1941.
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