''Je sais tout'' (meaning ''I Know All'' in English) was a French

magazine A magazine is a periodical publication, generally published on a regular schedule (often weekly or monthly), containing a variety of content. They are generally financed by advertising, purchase price, prepaid subscriptions, or by a combinatio ...

established by

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in 1905. It was noted for featuring the works of

Maurice Leblanc Maurice Marie Émile Leblanc (; ; 11 December 1864 – 6 November 1941) was a French novelist and writer of short stories, known primarily as the creator of the fictional gentleman thief and detective Arsène Lupin, often described as a French c ...

, in particular the adventures of

Arsène Lupin Arsène Lupin (French pronunciation: ʁsɛn lypɛ̃ is a fictional gentleman thief and master of disguise created in 1905 by French writer Maurice Leblanc. The character was first introduced in a series of short stories serialized in the magazi ...

, which was first published in 1905. ''Je sais tout'' was a popular science magazine. The magazine appeared on the 15th day of each month, but publication was interrupted from August 1914 to the end of 1914. The magazine's format was usually 17.5 cm by 24.5 cm, and contained more than 100 pages. The magazine's logo was created by

Jules-Alexandre Grün Jules-Alexandre Grün (25 May 1868 – 15 February 1938) was a French post-impressionist painter, poster artist, and illustrator.

. Initial circulation figures were estimated to be about 250,000. The headquarters of the magazine was in

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

. ''Je sais tout'' was published in its original form until 15 January 1922, when it was reformed as ''Je sais tout, la revue de la découverte'' (meaning ''I Know All, Review of Discovery'' in English), and was published on the 1st of the month instead. The last issue of the new format, and thus ''Je sais tout'' overall, was released on 1 September 1939.

The Arsène Lupin adventures

* ''

Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar ''Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar'' (french: Arsène Lupin, gentleman-cambrioleur) is the first collection of stories by Maurice Leblanc recounting the adventures of Arsène Lupin, released on 10 June 1907. It contains the first nine stories dep ...

'', published in 9 parts in issues 6, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18 et 28, from July 1905 to May 1907 * '' Arsène Lupin vs. Herlock Sholmes'', published in 2 parts from November 1906 to October 1907 * ''

The Hollow Needle ''The Hollow Needle'' is a novel by Maurice Leblanc featuring the adventures of the gentleman thief, Arsène Lupin. As with the preceding two volumes of the Arsène Lupin stories, this was first serialized in the French magazine ''Je sais tout'' f ...

'', published from November 1908 to May 1909 * ', published in 9 parts from April 1911 to June 1913

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''Je sais tout''
accessible online from Gallica, the digital catalogue of the French National Library.
WorldCat record
1905 establishments in France 1939 disestablishments in France Arsène Lupin Defunct literary magazines published in France French-language magazines Magazines established in 1905 Magazines disestablished in 1939 Magazines published in Paris Monthly magazines published in France Popular science magazines {{Europe-lit-mag-stub