It was a strange ending to a voyage that had commenced in a most auspicious manner. The transatlantic steamship La Provence was a swift and comfortable vessel, under the command of a most affable man....

There is no tourist worthy of the name who does not know the banks of the Seine, and has not noticed, in passing, the little feudal castle of the Malaquis, built upon a rock in the centre of the river...

Arsène Lupin had just finished his repast and taken from his pocket an excellent cigar, with a gold band, which he was examining with unusual care, when the door of his cell was opened. He had barely ...

The evening before, I had sent my automobile to Rouen by the highway. I was to travel to Rouen by rail, on my way to visit some friends that live on the banks of the Seine. At Paris, a few minutes bef...

Two or three times each year, on occasions of unusual importance, such as the balls at the Austrian Embassy or the soirées of Lady Billingstone, the Countess de Dreux-Soubise wore upon her white shoul...

I am frequently asked this question: “How did you make the acquaintance of Arsène Lupin?” My connection with Arsène Lupin was well known. The details that I gather concerning that mysterious man, the ...

At three o’clock in the morning, there were still half a dozen carriages in front of one of those small houses which form only the side of the boulevard Berthier. The door of that house opened, and a ...

A violent ringing of the bell awakened the concierge of number nine, avenue Hoche. She pulled the doorstring, grumbling: “I thought everybody was in. It must be three o’clock!” “Perhaps it is someone ...

“It is really remarkable, Velmont, what a close resemblance you bear to Arsène Lupin!” “How do you know?” “Oh! like everyone else, from photographs, no two of which are alike, but each of them leaves ...