Arsène Lupin is a fictional gentleman thief and master of disguise created by French writer Maurice Leblanc.Lupin was featured in 19 novels and 36 short stories by Leblanc, with the short stories collected into book form for a total of 24 books. The first story, "The Arrest of Arsène Lupin", was published in the magazine Je sais tout on 15 July 1905.The character has also appeared in a number of books from other writers as well as numerous film, television, stage play, and comic book adaptations.
