The Hollow Needle · Chapter
Endnotes explained
The endnotes provide references to other works by Maurice Leblanc, including plays and novels featuring Arsène Lupin, as well as a note on the origins of Étretat and a translator's note on the toise measurement.
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The endnotes provide references to other works by Maurice Leblanc, including plays and novels featuring Arsène Lupin, as well as a note on the origins of Étretat and a translator's note on the toise measurement.
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Narrative arc
Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.
- Setup
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
Isidore reaches his emotional and psychological nadir here, having been utterly defeated and humiliated by Lup…
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Follow the arc while readingCharacters to notice
- Arsène Lupin
Referenced as the central figure in the cited works by Maurice Leblanc.
- Holmlock Shears
Mentioned in the title of a referenced work, 'Arsène Lupin Versus Herlock Sholmes'.
Key passages
“Arsène Lupin , play in three acts and four scenes, by Maurice Leblanc and Francis de Croisset.”
A play about Arsène Lupin, co-written by Maurice Leblanc and Francis de Croisset, consisting of three acts and four scenes.
This is a reference to a theatrical adaptation of the Lupin stories.
“The toise, or fathom, measured 1.949 metres. —Translator’s Note”
The translator explains that the toise, a unit of length also called a fathom, is equivalent to 1.949 metres.
This note clarifies a historical measurement used in the text.
