Author: E. W. Hornung
Year: 1898
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Classic, Mystery, Short Stories, Adventure
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9780141439334
9781853260940
0141439335
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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.
This book is part of the "A.J. Raffles, The Gentleman Thief" series. Here are some other books from this series:
 | "Mr. Justice Raffles"
First published in 1909
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 | "A Thief in the Night"
First published in 1905
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 | "The Black Mask"
First published in 1901
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