Whenever I begin to relate one of the many extraordinary adventures that comprise the life of Arsène Lupin, I am filled with a sense of shame, for it seems to me that my readers are perfectly familiar with every detail. Indeed, there is no move of the "National Thief of France," as he has been so aptly described, that has not come to light; no plan of his has not been studied at every stage, no act of his has not received the attention due to heroic stories. Who does not know the strange history of the "Blonde Lady" and those exciting episodes published by the newspapers under broad headlines, as follows: ("Lottery Ticket No. 514!"... "The Rue Henri Martin Murder!"... "The Blue Diamond!") Who does not know the excitement created by the intervention of the famous English detective, Herlock Sholems! That excitement resulting from the many ups and downs that characterized the conflict between these two famous artists! And the commotion that filled the streets the day the newspaper sellers shouted: "Arrest of Arsène Lupin!" Arsene Lupin Meets Herlock Sholmes, the second novel in the series about the adventures of the charming thief Arsene Lupin, where the French police have exhausted all their chances of arresting the famous thief, and they have no choice but to bring in the most famous English detective of this period, Herlock Sholmes.