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100 1 _aGalopin, Arnould,
_d1865-1934
245 1 0 _aMémoires d'un cambrioleur retiré des affaires
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2008
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2008-11-16
508 _aProduced by Claudine Corbasson, Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr)
520 _a"Mémoires d'un cambrioleur retiré des affaires" by Arnould Galopin is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around George-Edgar Pipe, a professional burglar who has retired from his trade but claims to reveal the secrets behind his infamous escapades. The narrative captures his escapades, motivations, and philosophical musings about his life as a thief, setting the stage for intrigue and adventure. At the start of the narrative, the protagonist finds himself hiding in a sarcophagus within the Louvre during a Christmas Eve vigil. This unusual setting provides a backdrop for a blend of mystery and supernatural elements as the museum guards, Bartissol and Logarec, experience eerie occurrences, including the unsettling opening of a sarcophagus. Amidst this chaos, Pipe takes advantage of the guards' fear to make his move and executes a heist on the famous diamond, the Régent. The opening establishes a compelling blend of suspense, character exploration, and the intricacies of thievery, promising readers both thrills and insights into the mind of a seasoned burglar. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aFrench fiction -- 20th century
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27283
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