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    The Eight Strokes of the Clock

    By Maurice Leblanc

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    "The Eight Strokes of the Clock" is a collection of eight short stories by Maurice Leblanc. This thematically-related series of  short stories originally appeared in Excelsior Magazine in 1922-23. 

    The eight tales follow the adventures of “Prince Serge Renine” (exactly what kingdom he’s supposed to be a prince of is never explained—it could well be that “Prince” is just his given name. I guess that would make him “the Prince formerly known as Lupin”) and his assistant, Hortense Daniels, as they unravel eight perplexing mysteries—or, rather, as “Renine” unravels them and Hortense tags along. The eight stories, even though independent, have a leading thread: Serge Renine, trying to conquer the heart of the young Hortense.
    Chronologically, the stories are set in 1911, between Lupin’s retirement from crime at the end of "The Hollow Needle" and his greatest adventure of all, "813".
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherE-BOOKARAMA
    Release dateJan 5, 2023
    ISBN9788834182697
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    Maurice Leblanc

    Maurice Leblanc was born in 1864 in Rouen. From a young age he dreamt of being a writer and in 1905, his early work caught the attention of Pierre Lafitte, editor of the popular magazine, Je Sais Tout. He commissioned Leblanc to write a detective story so Leblanc wrote 'The Arrest of Arsène Lupin' which proved hugely popular. His first collection of stories was published in book form in 1907 and he went on to write numerous stories and novels featuring Arsène Lupin. He died in 1941 in Perpignan.

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