Arsène Lupin [SEP] creator
Arsène Lupin
Arsène Lupin is a fictional gentleman thief and master of disguise created in 1905 by French writer Maurice Leblanc. He was originally called Arsène Lopin, until a local politician of the same name protested. The character was first introduced in a series of short stories serialized in the magazine "Je sais tout". The first story, "The Arrest of Arsène Lupin", was published on 15 July 1905. 
Lupin was featured in 17 novels and 39 novellas by Leblanc, with the novellas or short stories collected
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