Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman

by E W Hornung

Overview

Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman By E. W. Hornung
The Ides of March/ A Costume Piece/ Gentlemen and Players/ Le Premier Pas/ Wilful Murder/ Nine Points of the Law/ The Return Match/ The Gift of the Emperor In these stories, Raffles, the public-school gentleman, mixes his aptitude for cricket with his passion for crime. Here we see Raffles stealing from the nouveau riche and outwitting the law, thieving diamonds and bowling like a demon, all with the help of his accomplice and ex-fag Bunny.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781974298983
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	08/06/2017
Pages:	102
Sales rank:	281,525
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.02(h) x 0.21(d)

About the Author

In his youth, E. W. Hornung (1866–1921) was sent from his home in England to Australia to improve his health. He returned home to find his family destitute and resolved to restore their fortunes by writing popular books, a goal he quickly achieved with a series of tales about life in the outback. Inspired by the success of the Sherlock Holmes stories — written by his brother-in-law, Arthur Conan Doyle — Hornung created the celebrated Raffles adventures.

Table of Contents

The Ides of March
A Costume Piece
Gentlemen and Players
Le Premier Pas
Wilful Murder
Nine Points of Law
The Return Match
The Gift of the Emperor