About “The Billions of Arsène Lupin”
The Billions of Arsène Lupin is a detective novel written by Maurice Leblanc that features the character Arsène Lupin, a skilled gentleman thief. The story was first published in 29 daily installments in the newspaper L'Auto, beginning on 10 January 1939 and ending on 11 February 1939. Each installment was accompanied by illustrations by Jean Oberlé. The novel was later released as a 16mo volume by Hachette in November 1941, with illustrations by André Pécoud. The book is part of the larger body of work featuring Arsène Lupin, a popular figure in French detective fiction. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
Book details
- First published
- 1941