The Eight Strokes of the Clock is a collection of eight short stories by Maurice Leblanc. The stories have his most famous creation, Ars&egrave;ne Lupin, gentleman-thief, as main character. The eight stories, even though independent, have a leading thread: Lupin, under the name of Serge R&eacute;nine, trying to conquer the heart of a young lady, travels with her, solving eight mysteries on the way.<br />|Source libriVox|