The Crystal Stopper

The Crystal Stopper  (1912)  by Maurice Leblanc

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).

• 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, 1923. The author died in 1941, so this work is also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 60 years or less. This work may also 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.