The Amateur Cracksman
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Author |
: Ernest William Hornung |
Publisher |
: Lulu.com |
Total Pages |
: 136 |
Release |
: 2017-08-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781387148554 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1387148559 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (54 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Amateur Cracksman by : Ernest William Hornung
Arthur J. Raffles is a character created in the 1890s by E. W. Hornung, brother-in-law to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes. Raffles is, in many ways, a deliberate inversion of Holmes - he is a ""gentleman thief,"" living at the Albany, a prestigious address in London, playing cricket for the Gentlemen of England and supporting himself by carrying out ingenious burglaries. He is called the ""Amateur Cracksman,"" and often, at first, differentiates between himself and the ""professors"" - professional criminals from the lower classes. As Holmes has Dr. Watson to chronicle his adventures, Raffles has Harry ""Bunny"" Manders - a former schoolmate saved from disgrace and suicide by Raffles, whom Raffles persuaded to accompany him on a burglary. While Raffles often takes advantage of Manders' relative innocence, and sometimes treats him with a certain amount of contempt, he knows that Manders' bravery and loyalty are to be relied on utterly.
Author |
: E. W. Hornung |
Publisher |
: The Floating Press |
Total Pages |
: 274 |
Release |
: 2009-06-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781775415107 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1775415104 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (07 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Amateur Cracksman by : E. W. Hornung
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 |
: Ernest William Hornung |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 308 |
Release |
: 1905 |
ISBN-10 |
: CORNELL:31924013627181 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (81 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Thief in the Night by : Ernest William Hornung
Author |
: Ernest William Hornung |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 308 |
Release |
: 1904 |
ISBN-10 |
: HARVARD:32044086828670 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (70 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Amateur Cracksman by : Ernest William Hornung
Author |
: Ernest William Hornung |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 140 |
Release |
: 2019-11-23 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1710857323 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781710857320 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (23 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Amateur Cracksman by : Ernest William Hornung
The Amateur Cracksman was the original short story collection by E. W. Hornung featuring his most famous character, A. J. Raffles, a gentleman thief in late Victorian Great Britain. It was first published in 1899. The book was very well received and spawned three follow-ups: two more short story collections, The Black Mask (1901) and A Thief in the Night (1904), as well as a full-length novel, Mr. Justice Raffles in 1909.[1]
Author |
: E W Hornung |
Publisher |
: Independently Published |
Total Pages |
: 184 |
Release |
: 2021-04-10 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9798734374931 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (31 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Amateur Cracksman (Annotated) by : E W Hornung
The Amateur Cracksman is an 1899 short story collection by E. W. Hornung. It was published in the UK by Methuen & Co., London, and in the US by Scribner's, New York. It was the original short story collection by Hornung featuring his most famous character, A. J. Raffles, a gentleman thief in late Victorian Great Britain. The book was very well received and spawned three follow-ups: two more short story collections, The Black Mask (1901) and A Thief in the Night (1904), as well as a full-length novel, Mr. Justice Raffles in 1909.
Author |
: Ernest William Hornung |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 182 |
Release |
: 2020-11-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9798558292695 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (95 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Amateur Cracksman (Annotated) by : Ernest William Hornung
The Amateur Cracksman is an 1899 short story collection by E. W. Hornung. It was published in the UK by Methuen & Co., London, and in the US by Scribner's, New York. It was the original short story collection by Hornung featuring his most famous character, A. J. Raffles, a gentleman thief in late Victorian Great Britain. The book was very well received and spawned three follow-ups: two more short story collections, The Black Mask (1901) and A Thief in the Night (1904), as well as a full-length novel, Mr. Justice Raffles in 1909.
Author |
: E W Hornung |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 156 |
Release |
: 2019-07-13 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1080123334 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781080123339 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Amateur Cracksman by : E W Hornung
The Amateur Cracksman was the original short story collection by E. W. Hornung featuring his most famous character, A. J. Raffles, a gentleman thief in late Victorian Great Britain. It was first published in 1899.
Author |
: E W Hornung |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 236 |
Release |
: 2020-02-08 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9798611396834 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Amateur Cracksman (Illustrated) by : E W Hornung
"I was afraid I wrote neither well enough nor ill enough for success." ―E.W. Hornung - A Must-Read! - Includes Illustrations of Hornung and His Work
Author |
: Ernest William Hornung |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 184 |
Release |
: 2020-10-24 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9798552335114 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Synopsis Raffles The Amateur Cracksman Annotated by : Ernest William Hornung
The Amateur Cracksman is an 1899 short story collection by E. W. Hornung. It was published in the UK by Methuen & Co., London, and in the US by Scribner's, New York. It was the original short story collection by Hornung featuring his most famous character, A. J. Raffles, a gentleman thief in late Victorian Great Britain. The book was very well received and spawned three follow-ups: two more short story collections, The Black Mask (1901) and A Thief in the Night (1904), as well as a full-length novel, Mr. Justice Raffles in 1909.