The last of four books written by E.W. Hornung to feature the antihero gentleman cricketer and thief, A.J. Raffles, along with his faithful cohort, Bunny Manders. Unlike the first three books, Mr Justice Raffles is a novel rather than a collection of short stories. The novel is set prior to the end of the Boer War, rather than being a continuation of the Raffles tales.
The last of four books written by E.W. Hornung to feature the antihero gentleman cricketer and thief, A.J. Raffles, along with his faithful cohort, Bu...
Originally published in The Strand Magazine, where he was second in popularity only to the legendary Sherlock Holmes, this third collection of short stories features the antihero gentleman cricketer and thief, A.J. Raffles, along with his faithful cohort, Bunny Manders. Stories included: Out of Paradise The Chest of Silver The Rest Cure The Criminologists' Club The Field of Phillipi A Bad Night A Trap to Catch a Cracksman The Spoils of Sacrilege The Raffles Relics The Last Word
Originally published in The Strand Magazine, where he was second in popularity only to the legendary Sherlock Holmes, this third collection of short s...
Originally published in The Strand Magazine, where he was second in popularity only to the legendary Sherlock Holmes, these stories introduced the world to antihero gentleman cricketer and thief, A.J. Raffles, along with his faithful cohort, Bunny Manders. Stories included: The Ides of March A Costume Piece Gentlemen and Players Le Premier Pas Wilful Murder Nine Points of the Law The Return Match The Gift of the Emperor
Originally published in The Strand Magazine, where he was second in popularity only to the legendary Sherlock Holmes, these stories introduced the wor...
Originally published in The Strand Magazine, where he was second in popularity only to the legendary Sherlock Holmes, these stories introduced the world to antihero gentleman cricketer and thief, A.J. Raffles, along with his faithful cohort, Bunny Manders. Stories included: The Ides of March A Costume Piece Gentlemen and Players Le Premier Pas Wilful Murder Nine Points of the Law The Return Match The Gift of the Emperor
Originally published in The Strand Magazine, where he was second in popularity only to the legendary Sherlock Holmes, these stories introduced the wor...
Raffles is, in many ways, a deliberate inversion of Sherlock Holmes: he is a 'gentleman thief, ' living at a very upscale 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 differentiates between himself and the "professors" professional criminals from the lower classes
Raffles is, in many ways, a deliberate inversion of Sherlock Holmes: he is a 'gentleman thief, ' living at a very upscale address in London, playing c...
