Project Gutenberg 2008-11-16 Public domain in the USA. 176 Galopin, Arnould 1865 1934 Galopen, Arnold 23006711 Mémoires d'un cambrioleur retiré des affaires Reading ease score: 82.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced 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) "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.) fr French fiction -- 20th century PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 830939 2025-04-11T08:47:10.716650 text/html 821537 2008-11-16T15:22:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 297859 2008-11-16T15:22:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 405649 2025-04-11T08:47:26.814055 application/epub+zip 422522 2025-04-11T08:47:15.613637 application/epub+zip 399878 2025-04-11T08:47:13.656617 application/epub+zip 786602 2025-04-11T08:47:34.712030 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 716432 2025-04-11T08:47:25.121052 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 682394 2022-09-12T13:45:03.600230 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 752432 2025-04-11T08:47:06.841650 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 735261 2008-11-16T15:22:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 279284 2008-11-16T15:22:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20036 2025-04-11T08:47:34.860026 application/rdf+xml 16028 2025-04-11T08:47:14.248605 image/jpeg 3602 2025-04-11T08:47:13.952608 image/jpeg 379321 2025-04-11T08:47:10.791616 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia