Arsène Lupin is a fictional gentleman-thief character appearing in a series of novels by Maurice Leblanc. The novels state that he was born in France in 1874, and he was still alive when Leblanc died in 1941. He matches wits with Sherlock Holmes (disguised as Herlock Sholmes to avoid publishing problems) and concentrates his efforts on robbing those who deserve it. A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ... Maurice Leblanc (1864-1941) was a French novelist and writer of short stories, known primarily as the creator of the fictional gentleman thief and detective Arsène Lupin, often described as a French counterpart to Conan Doyles creation Sherlock Holmes. ... The French Republic or France (French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. ... Events January - April January 1 - New York City annexes The Bronx January 23 - Marriage of the Duke of Edinburgh, second son of Queen Victoria, to Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia, only daughter of Emperor Alexander III of Russia. ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th century, created by British author and physician Arthur Conan Doyle. ...

He is also referred to as the grandfather of Lupin III (Lupin the 3rd), a Japanese animation character. Lupin III or Lupin the 3rd (ルパン三世, Lupin the 3rd, not Lupin 3) is an anime and manga series originally created by manga artist Kazuhiko Katō (加藤一彦) under the pen name Monkey Punch (モンキーパンチ) in 1967 as a part of Weekly Manga Action . ... Still from the movie Ghost in the Shell (1995) This article is about Japanese animation. ...

See Also

Arpine Lusène Arpine Lusène is a fictional character of the Scrooge McDuck Universe created by Keno Don Rosa. ...

External links

• Arsène Lupin (http://www.coolfrenchcomics.com/arsenelupin.htm) (English pages including movie lists)
• The Secrets of Lupin family -- from the First to the Third (http://homepage3.nifty.com/reveal/lupin/in_e.htm) (multilingual version)
• Free Arsène Lupin eBooks by Project Gutenberg (http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/world/authrec?fk_authors=1358)