This is a pre1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Raffles was a joy to me then and, unlike other books of my youth, a joy still. Raffles is sherlock holmes polar opposite, a foil for great detectives and a man with all the immoral charms of a herothief plus a remarkable ability at cricket. Ew hornung bibliography raffles mystery books website. The attraction of ew hornung s character, who first appeared in 1899, was that he led not just a double but a triple. Hornung and ives both played cricket for the authors cricket club. 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. Why settle down to some humdrum uncongenial billet, when excitement, romance, danger and a decent living were all going begging together a. Further adventures of the amateur cracksman, a thief in the night, and mr. Biographer peter rowland writes that raffles and manders were also fictionalised versions of oscar wilde and his lover, lord alfred. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the complete raffles collection by e.
The attraction of ew hornungs character, who first appeared in. Hornung, brotherinlaw to sir arthur conan doyle, the creator of sherlock holmes. Ernest william hornung known as willie, was an english author, most famous for writing the raffles series of novels about a gentleman. The first raffles collection smartly republished as part of atlantic books new. Ew hornung created the most famous fictional cricketer the gentleman thief aj raffle. Raffles further adventures of the amateur cracksman, ew. Raffles had vanished from the face of the town, and even i had no conception of his whereabouts until he cabled to me to meet the 7.
Raffles and his sidekick and chronicler bunny without comparing it to the sherlock holmes books. Hornung and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Raffles steals mostly just for kicks it has what most great classics. Hornung this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. The author was a contemporary of conan doyle, and in many ways, raffles is an antisherlock. Raffles, further adventures of the amateur cracksman. Its time ew hornungs great crime creation emerged from the. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
Hornung 18661921 was sent from his home in england to australia to improve his health. There is an excellent web site that has extensive, highquality annotations of all the raffles stories by e. In addition to his novels and short stories hornung wrote some war verse, and a play based on the raffles. Hornung nickname willie, was a poet and english author, most famous for writing the a. Heres a virtual movie of the english author ew hornung virtualy reading a small excerpt from his most famous series of novels raffles the amateur cracksman the ides of march. From a hungarian background, hornung was educated at.
Ew hornung, ernest william, was born in yorkshire, england, on 7th june 1866. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the. Ernest william hornung was born 7 june 1866 at cleveland villas, marton, middlesbrough, england. He also married the sister of sir arthur conan doyle. Hornung, after all, was arthur conan doyles brotherinlaw, and he created raffles as something of a reversal of holmes. Hornung wrote a series of twentysix short stories and one novel about the adventures of arthur j.
Raffles, and his companion and biographer, bunny manders. Ernest william hornung 7 june 1866 22 march 1921, known professionally as e. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Raffles by hornung, ew and a great selection of related books. Hornung dedicated the book to his friend, the writer arthur conan doyle. The series of raffles short stories were collected for sale in book form in 1899, and two further books of raffles short stories followed, as well as a poorly received novel. Hornung has 189 books on goodreads with 509 ratings. Raffles, further adventures of the amateur cracksman hornung, e. Hornung his most famous creation, gentleman thief a. Hornung, along with original illustrations from when the. This book has been transferred to between the covers from another database and might not be.
The amateur cracksman by ernest william hornung loyal books. Ernest william hornung 18661921 id tasted blood, and it was all over with me. In addition to his novels and short stories hornung wrote some war verse, and a play based on the raffles stories was produced successfully. The series of raffles short stories were collected for sale in book form in 1899, and two further books of raffles. He returned home to find his family destitute and resolved to restore their fortunes by writing popular books. Ernest william hornung was born 7 june 1866 at cleveland villas, marton. The amateur cracksman is the first collection of stories about a.
Hornung was an english author and poet, known for writing the a. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. 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 as a gentleman or amateur for the gentlemen of. Its time for aj raffles to emerge from the shadow of sherlock. Series 3 bbc radio 4 fullcast drama, ew hornung mp3. A great book thats very well written, the amateur cracksman is a must read classic. The complete tales of the amateur cracksman, plus pastiches and continuations by e. Raffles series of stories about a gentleman thief in late 19thcentury london. Hornung, including the amateur cracksman, and rivals of sherlock holmes 2, and more on. The lightfingered pair were the creation of ernest hornung, and if the complicated burglaries, disguises and sharp intellect that colour the raffles short stories put you in mind of the. This halcyon classics ebook collection contains the complete raffles series by e.
After stopping his old school friend, bunny manders, from a desperate attempt at suicide, raffles. Its time ew hornung s great crime creation emerged from the shadow of sherlock holmes. Author e w hornungs complete list of books and series in order, with the latest. Raffles is, in many ways, a deliberate inversion of holmes he is. Gentleman thief raffles is daring, debonair, devilishly handsomeand a fir. Hornung unexpurgated edition halcyon classics kindle edition by e. Raffles, a gentleman thief in latevictorian britain.
Raffles is one of those characters who has gone down in literary history. As a child he was quite sicklyhe developed severe asthma and due to shortsightedness needed to wear glasses. He is best known for his main series character, aj raffles, the gentleman cracksman. Aside from his raffles stories, hornung was a prodigious writer of fiction, publishing numerous books. Hornung 18661921, author of dead men tell no tales 1897 and creator of raffles the amateur cracksman 1899. Hornung s raffles, seeing the tv adaption as a kid, with anthony valentine. Raffles is, in many ways, a deliberate inversion of sherlock holmes. Hornung, after all, was arthur conan doyles brotherinlaw, and he created raffles. Hornung, a brotherinlaw to arthur conan doyle, the creator of sherlock holmes. Raffles, cricketeer and gentleman thief, and his chronicler, harry bunny manders. Ernest william hornung known as willie, was an english author, most famous for writing the raffles series of novels about a gentleman thief in late victorian london. Its time for aj raffles to emerge from the shadow of. Ew hornung reads from raffles the amateur cracksman.
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