The Amateur Cracksman (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781984231338)

Vendor: E. W. Hornung
Product type: Books
Format: Paperback
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The Amateur Cracksman

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The Amateur Cracksman

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Format: Paperback
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First published in 1899, The Amateur Cracksman was the first collection of stories detailing the exploits and intrigues of gentleman thief A. J. Raffles in late Victorian England. Raffles was E. W. Hornung's most famous character. Popular in its day, the book led to three later works: The Black Mask and A Thief in the Night, both collections of short stories, and Mr. Justice Raffles, a complete novel. In public a popular sportsman, in private a cunning burglar with a weakness for valuable jewelery, Arthur Raffles, with the help of his side-kick Bunny Manders, always manages to thwart the investigations of Scotland Yard's Inspector Mackenzie.

Author: E. W. Hornung
ISBN-10: 1984231332
ISBN-13: 9781984231338
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 02/09/2018
Pages: 142
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.44lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.30d
By E. W. Hornung
By E. W. Hornung
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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.

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