Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar

Nine stories introduce Arsène Lupin, the elegant thief who robs the rich with wit and disguises. In the first, aboard an ocean liner, everyone hunts for a Lupin on board, and Inspector Ganimard arrests him as he steps ashore. From jail he warns a baron he'll rob him, and does. Then he escapes prison in a way no one can explain. The other stories cover jobs in castles and safes, Lupin's origins in the theft of a necklace as a boy and a hotly contested black pearl. In the last, Sherlock Holmes arrives at a château to stop a robbery and finds Lupin, but too late. They part with respect, ready for a rematch.

1. ChangeThe arrest at sea

   In the book, Inspector Ganimard arrests Lupin as he steps off an ocean liner. The 2004 film uses the ship to introduce the adult Lupin at a party on board.

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2. ChangeThe necklace changes hands

   In The Queen's Necklace, Lupin himself steals the jewel as a boy. The film moves the theft into his childhood; the Netflix series makes it the necklace that frames Assane's father.

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3. Behind the scenesHolmes under another name

   The last story features Sherlock Holmes himself. After objections from Arthur Conan Doyle's side, later editions renamed him Herlock Sholmes.

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4. Behind the scenesIt started in a magazine

   The first story ran in Je sais tout magazine on July 15, 1905. The book collected all nine stories in 1907.

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