RVXsh [Online library] The Crystal Stopper Online [RVXsh.ebook] The Crystal Stopper Pdf Free Maurice Leblanc ebooks | Download PDF | *ePub | DOC | audiobook Download Now Free Download Here Download eBook #12107034 in Books 2015-12-09 2015-12-09Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.50 x .89 x 5.50l, .99 #File Name: 1473325196354 pages | File size: 44.Mb Maurice Leblanc : The Crystal Stopper before purchasing it in order to gage whether or not it would be worth my time, and all praised The Crystal Stopper: 0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. One of the Better Lupin storiesBy David SwanThe story opens with Arsene Lupin and two associates breaking into a home but the crime ends a complete disaster and Lupin is forced to flee alone, his only prize a mysterious Crystal Stopper. The problem is the stopper is almost immediately stolen from his possession and Lupin is obsessed with regaining an item that would normally appear to be utterly worthless.I had issues with the two previous books. In the Hollow Needle, Lupin essentially became godlike in his ability to control every situation and steal any item. LeBlanc toned him way down for 813 but the story was nearly impossible to follow with way too many characters and twists. The Crystal Stopper improves by keeping the story simple and having a very human Arsene Lupin. It is possibly the most intriguing Lupin story with Lupin becoming very engaged in helping free one of his henchmen who faces execution because of his involvement with Lupin. Lupin eventually becomes involved (not romantically) with his henchmen's own mother who explains that her boy fell in with the wrong crowd because of the influence of a man bent on revenge against her. The irony being that Lupin himself would be the wrong crowd although that's never explicitly stated.As with most of the Lupin stories the Gentleman Thief is pitted against an adversary, in this case an entirely corrupt police deputy. About halfway through the story Lupin goes head to head with Deputy Daubrecq and finds himself entirely outmaneuvered. Having Lupin as a real, fallible human is so much better than incomparable, omniscient Lupin from The Hollow Needle. Daubrecq is probably Lupin's best foe since Herlock Sholmes and this is probably my favorite Lupin story yet.10 of 10 people found the following review helpful. This Kindle Version Is Missing Paragraphs of TextsBy Sol T. KimCrystal Stopper is one of the most entertaining Arsene Lupin adventures. Lupin is put on the defensive from the opening and has to fight his way out of the hole in which he finds himself. I highly recommend the book and prefer it to other versions where Lupin basically plays the superman.This particular Kindle version, however, is problematic. It is missing entire paragraphs from the book. Specifically, any time the original book paraphrases a letter or newspaper article, this version simply omits it. So frequently you get texts like the following (directly quoted):Among the late news he found the following pargraphs:In between other newspapers and prospectuses lay a letter. Lupin jumped when he say it. It was addressed:"Oh," he gasped, "a letter from Gilbert!" It contained these few words:Once again, Lupin spent a night alternating between sleeplessness and nightmares.This is extremely frustrating and takes away a great deal from book. Again, I highly recommend the book but there must be a better e-version of the book than this one.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Non-Stopper for Arsene LupinBy Karen Amrhein"The Crystal Stopper" is a ripping tale, with non-stop intrigue, action, twists and turns, and a healthy dose of Lupin humor.The story concerns the mysterious pursuit, appearances and disappearances -- and reappearances -- of a crystal decanter stopper. Why are so many people hot to get their hands on this seemingly worthless object? How is it being found and then lost again so readily? To say anything more about the plot is to risk revealing something, which would be to spoil some of the great fun in being carried along, with the irrepressible thief / scoundrel / hero Arsene Lupin, on this roller-coaster ride of a tale.There's plenty of danger, narrow scrapes, cryptic clues, harrowing rescues, and clever ruses to keep you on the edge of your seat for many evenings of reading pleasure. If you like Lupin stories (or Raffles or The Saint), I can't imagine you won't love "The Crystal Stopper". This early work by Maurice Leblanc was originally published in 1912 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. "The Crystal Stopperrdquo; is another favourite mystery novel by Leblanc where during a burglary at the home of Deputy Daubrecq, a crime is committed and two accomplices of Arsegrave;ne Lupin are arrested by the police. Maurice Marie Eacute;mile Leblanc was born on 11th November 1864 in Rouen, Normandy, France. He was a novelist and writer of short stories, known primarily as the creator of the fictional gentleman thief and detective, Arsegrave;ne Lupin. From the start, Leblanc wrote both short crime stories and longer novels ndash; and his lengthier tomes, heavily influenced by writers such as Flaubert and Maupassant, were critically admired, but met with little commercial success. Leblanc was largely considered little more than a writer of short stories for various French periodicals when the first Arsegrave;ne Lupin story appeared. It was published as a series of stories in the magazine 'Je Sais Trout', starting on 15th July, 1905. Clearly created at editorial request under the influence of, and in reaction to, the wildly successful Sherlock Holmes stories, the roguish and glamorous Lupin was a surprise success and Leblanc's fame and fortune beckoned. In total, Leblanc went on to write twenty-one Lupin novels or collections of short stories. On this success, he later moved to a beautiful country-side retreat in Eacute;treat (in the Haute- Normandie region in north-western France), which today is a museum dedicated to the Arsegrave;ne Lupin books. Leblanc was awarded the Leacute;gion d'Honneur - the highest decoration in France - for his services to literature. He is buried in the prestigious Montparnasse Cemetery of Paris. About the AuthorMaurice Marie Eacute;mile Leblanc (11 November 1864 ndash; 6 November 1941) was a French novelist and writer of short stories, known primarily as the creator of the fictional gentleman thief and detective Arsegrave;ne Lupin, often described as a French counterpart to Arthur Conan Doyle's creation Sherlock Holmes. [RVXsh.ebook] The Crystal Stopper By Maurice Leblanc PDF [RVXsh.ebook] The Crystal Stopper By Maurice Leblanc Epub [RVXsh.ebook] The Crystal Stopper By Maurice Leblanc Ebook [RVXsh.ebook] The Crystal Stopper By Maurice Leblanc Rar [RVXsh.ebook] The Crystal Stopper By Maurice Leblanc Zip [RVXsh.ebook] The Crystal Stopper By Maurice Leblanc Read Online.