The Amateur Cracksman

by E. W. Hornung

Overview

A story of desperation and crime

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783963767562
Publisher:	Aeterna Classics
Publication date:	05/13/2018
Series:	A. J. Raffles, The Gentleman Thief , #1
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
File size:	766 KB

About the Author

Ernest William Hornung (7 June 1866 - 22 March 1921) was an English author and poet known for writing the A. J. Raffles series of stories about a gentleman thief in late 19th-century London. Hornung was educated at Uppingham School; as a result of poor health he left the school in December 1883 to travel to Sydney, where he stayed for two years. He drew on his Australian experiences as a background when he began writing, initially short stories and later novels.