Raffles
The Amateur Cracksman
Published on 27. March 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-14-143933-4 (ISBN)
Description
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 In these stories, Raffles, the public-school gentleman, mixes his aptitude for cricket with his passion for crime. Here we see Raffles stealing from the nouveau riche and outwitting the law, thieving diamonds and bowling like a demon, all with the help of his accomplice and ex-fag Bunny.
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Series
Edition
Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Books Ltd
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
notes, further reading, chronology
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 135 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
190 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-143933-4 (9780141439334)
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Persons
Ernest William Hornung (1866-1921) was educated at Uppingham School and married to Conan Doyle's sister, Connie. He spent two years in Australia as a private tutor and worked briefly as a Clerk in London before devoting his time to writing. He wrote several novels but his fame rests upon his creation of Raffles. Richard Lancelyn Green has edited several collections of Sherlock Holmes stories. He lives in London.