The Crystal Stopper

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The Crystal Stopper (1912)
by Maurice Leblanc

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First published in parts, from September to November 1912, in the daily Le Journal, The crystal stopper is a novel by Maurice Leblanc featuring his popular character, the gentleman-thief, Arsene Lupin (Arsène Lupin in French). For this novel, Maurice Leblanc drew inspiration from the Panama scandal (1892).

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Chapter I: The arrests
Chapter II: Eight from nine leaves one
Chapter III: The home life of Alexis Daubrecq
Chapter IV: The chief of the enemies
Chapter V: The twenty-seven
Chapter VI: The death sentence
Chapter VII: The profile of Napoleon
Chapter VIII: The lovers' tower
Chapter IX: In the dark
Chapter X: Extra dry?
Chapter XI: The cross of Lorraine
Chapter XII: The scaffold
Chapter XIII: The last battle

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1929.

The longest-living author of this work died in 1941, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 82 years or less. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

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