Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman

by Hornung, E. W.

• ISBN13: 9780792701576
• ISBN10: 0792701577
• Edition: Large
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1990-04-01
• Publisher: John Curley & Assoc

Summary

Gentleman thief Raffles is daring, debonair, devilishly handsome-and a first-rate cricketer. In these eight 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.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Chronology
Introduction
Further Reading
A Note on the Text
The Ides of March	p. 3
A Costume Piece	p. 23
Gentlemen and Players	p. 39
Le Premier Pas	p. 57
Wilful Murder	p. 73
Nine Points of the Law	p. 87
The Return Match	p. 103
The Gift of the Emperor	p. 118
Notes	p. 141
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