Arsène Lupin versus Herlock Sholmes
Maurice Leblanc
Read by Andy Harrington
The story of an exciting test of wits between world-class thief Arsène Lupin and master detective Herlock Sholmes. Translated from the French. - Summary by Andy Harrington (6 hr 42 min)
Chapters
CHAPTER I. Lottery Ticket No. 514 | 51:30 | Read by Andy Harrington |
CHAPTER II. The Blue Diamond | 48:41 | Read by Andy Harrington |
CHAPTER III. Herlock Sholmes Opens Hostilities | 46:27 | Read by Andy Harrington |
CHAPTER IV. Light in the Darkness | 40:01 | Read by Andy Harrington |
CHAPTER V. An Abduction | 49:33 | Read by Andy Harrington |
CHAPTER VI. Second Arrest of Arsène Lupin | 49:04 | Read by Andy Harrington |
CHAPTER VII. The Jewish Lamp | 55:23 | Read by Andy Harrington |
CHAPTER VIII. The Shipwreck | 1:02:16 | Read by Andy Harrington |
Reviews
Ok, but not great
Elf
The reader does have a nice reading voice and reads with a good tempo and with excellent expression. However, the pronunciation errors and the corny, inaccurate French (quasi German) accents were distracting to the point of pulling me out of the story.
Wonderful reading!
TwinkieToes
The narrator is excellent. Great characterizations and expressions of the characters. I felt like the characters were doing the speaking. Bravo! The story is fun, although the author pokes fun at Sherlo... er, I mean, Herlock Sholmes. It's a good caricature of Conan Doyle's character, with some pointed differences (not caring a whit about his sidekick when he's injured, etc.) Lupin appears the smarter of the two, which should be natural since we're on Lupin's home turf rather than in London, and the story is coming from a French writer over an English one. This one is worth a listen if you would like a parody on Sherlock Holmes. :)
Wonderful!
JosephandMercedes LeBlanc
That was an excellent reading, with all the required vocalizations of the various characters in the story. Good job, well done. It treats Holmes with respect, but as expected, it's a satire and a funny take on the detective story of its time.
Simple and entertaining
Seven Archers
All on all an entertaining story, though a little simple in some spots. The reader does an excellent job, one of the best I've heard at LibriVox to date.
Charming Story
Donald Gilmore
I enjoyed the story and the reader. Has anyone tried to make it into a move?
Excellent!
AquaBlack
Excellent voice acting! Chapter VIII is one of my favorite scenes in the Lupin series
Yes, now on my favorite book list
Dr. Dijkstra
Great story and sublime reader. Can highly recommend.
Ronie B
Lively , intriguing, however ; a bit slow and condescending. A good read👍