Author : Ernest William Hornung
Release : 2021-03-23
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Book Synopsis The Amateur Cracksman (Annotated) by : Ernest William Hornung
Download or read book The Amateur Cracksman (Annotated) written by Ernest William Hornung. This book was released on 2021-03-23. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 and A Thief in the Night as well as a full-length novel, Mr. Justice Raffles in 1909.