# The Confessions of Arsène Lupin — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Confessions of Arsène Lupin by Maurice Leblanc.

- [I: Two Hundred Thousand Francs Reward!…](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_confessions_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/chapters/i-two-hundred-thousand-francs-reward.md): Lupin is persuaded by a friend to recount his adventures. He begins by dictating a series of numbers that correspond to flashes of sunlight on a building opposite, revealing a coded signal. The narrative then shifts to a
- [II: The Wedding-Ring](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_confessions_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/chapters/ii-the-wedding-ring.md): Yvonne d'Origny's son is forcibly taken by her husband's servant. The count locks Yvonne in the boudoir, binds her, and prepares to cut off her wedding ring to find an inscription he believes will prove her infidelity. H
- [The Sign of the Shadow](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_confessions_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/chapters/iii-the-sign-of-the-shadow.md): Lupin is shown a painting dated 15.4.2 by the narrator, who has observed that a neighbor, Louise d'Ernemont, leaves her home every April 15th. Lupin investigates and learns that the painting depicts a courtyard linked to
- [The Infernal Trap](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_confessions_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/chapters/iv-the-infernal-trap.md): Lupin is captured by Mme. Dugrival and her nephew Gabriel, who have set an elaborate trap to avenge Dugrival's death and extort money from him. Mme. Dugrival reveals how she discovered Lupin's identity through the stolen
- [V: The Red Silk Scarf](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_confessions_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/chapters/v-the-red-silk-scarf.md): Chief Inspector Ganimard, still smarting from past encounters with Lupin, is drawn into a new case when a music-hall singer named Jenny Saphir is found murdered in her flat, stabbed and strangled with a red silk scarf. T
- [Shadowed by Death](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_confessions_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/chapters/vi-shadowed-by-death.md): Lupin, posing as Paul Daubreuil, investigates attempts on Jeanne Darcieux's life. He discovers that her stepfather, M. Darcieux, is the culprit, motivated by financial ruin if Jeanne comes of age and marries. Lupin expos
- [A Tragedy in the Forest of Morgues](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_confessions_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/chapters/vii-a-tragedy-in-the-forest-of-morgues.md): The chapter recounts the mysterious Saint-Nicolas tragedy, where a man and woman are found dead in a forest. The investigation stalls until Arsène Lupin intervenes with a letter revealing that the murderer is a primate—a
- [Lupin's Marriage](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_confessions_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/chapters/viii-lupin-s-marriage.md): The Duc de Sarzeau-Vendôme, tormented by Arsène Lupin's public provocations and fearing for his daughter Angélique's fortune, devises a plan to flee to Brittany with her. His three nephews—Mussy, d'Emboise, and Caorches—
- [The Invisible Prisoner](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_confessions_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/chapters/ix-the-invisible-prisoner.md): Farmer Goussot and his sons return from shooting to find Mother Goussot attacked and robbed. They pursue the tramp Old Trainard, who vanishes within the farm's walls. After a thorough search, a mysterious stranger helps 
- [Edith Swan-Neck](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_confessions_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/chapters/x-edith-swan-neck.md): The chapter details the theft of the tapestries from Colonel Sparmiento's heavily guarded home, focusing on the public's reaction, the police investigation led by Ganimard, and the eerie resemblance between the tapestry'
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_confessions_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/chapters/endnotes.md): This chapter lists the source references for the book, citing various works by Maurice Leblanc, including 'The Hollow Needle', '813', 'The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar', and 'Arsène Lupin—T

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