THE COMPLETE RAFFLES SERIES – 45+ Short Stories & A Novel in One Volume: The Amateur Cracksman, The Black Mask, A Thief in the Night, Mr. Justice Raffles, ... Tales of the Amateur Cracksman's Family

by E.W. Hornung

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THE ORIGINAL SERIES by E. W. HORNUNG
The Amateur Cracksman
The Ides of March
A Costume Piece
Gentlemen and Players
Le Premier Pas
Wilful Murder . . .
The Black Mask; or Raffles: Further Adventures
No Sinecure
A Jubilee Present
The Fate of Faustina
The Last Laugh
To Catch a Thief . . .
A Thief in the Night
Out of Paradise
The Chest of Silver
The Rest Cure
The Criminologists' Club
The Field of Philippi . . .
Mr. Justice Raffles (Novel)
THE SEQUELS TO THE ORIGINAL SERIES by JOHN KENDRICK BANGS
Mrs. Raffles
The Adventure of the Herald Personal
The Adventure of the Newport Villa
The Adventure of Mrs. Gaster's Maid
The Pearl Rope of Mrs. Gushington-andrews . . .
R. Holmes and Co.
Introducing Mr. Raffles Holmes
The Adventure of The Dorrington Ruby Seal
The Adventure of Mrs. Burlingame's Diamond Stomacher
The Adventure of The Missing Pendants . . .
E. W. Hornung (1866–1921) was an English author and poet and also brother-in-law to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Hornung is known for writing the A. J. Raffles series about a gentleman thief based on a deliberate inversion of the Sherlock Holmes series. Hornung dedicated his creation as a form of flattery to Doyle.
John Kendrick Bangs (1862–1922) was an American author, editor and satirist. He is famous for "Bangsian Fantasy” genre in which famous literary characters or historical individuals meet and interact in the afterlife.

980 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 13, 2016

About the author

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.

In addition to his novels and short stories Hornung wrote some war verse, and a play based on the Raffles stories was produced successfully. He was much interested in cricket, and was "a man of large and generous nature, a delightful companion and conversationalist".

Reviews

[Wearsteel · Rating 5 out of 5]

The pop crackle and sparkle of a boys own adventure. Pace and Panache. While some phrases haven’t aged well the general tone and taut narrative still sit well.