Raffles - The Amateur Cracksman (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781304998354)

Gentleman thief Raffles is daring, debonair, devilishly handsome-and a first-rate cricketer. In these stories, the master burglar indulges his passion for cricket and crime: stealing jewels from a country house, outwitting the law, pilfering from the nouveau riche, and, of course, bowling like a demon-all with the assistance of his plucky sidekick, Bunny. Encouraged by his brother-in-law, Arthur Conan Doyle, to write a series about a public school villain, and influenced by his own experiences at Uppingham, E. W. Hornung created a unique form of crime story, where, in stealing as in sport, it is playing the game that counts, and there is always honor among thieves. The Complete Story - All four books in one volume.

Author: E. W. Hornung
ISBN-10: 1304998355
ISBN-13: 9781304998354
Publisher: Lulu.com
Language: English
Published: 05/14/2014
Pages: 742
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.72lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.75d