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Raffles : The Amateur Cracksman by E. W. Hornung (2018, Trade Paperback)
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| Author | E. W. Hornung |
|---|---|
| Book Series | Dover Mystery Classics Ser. |
| Book Title | Raffles : the Amateur Cracksman |
| Dewey Decimal | 823/.8 |
| Dewey Edition | 23 |
| Format | Trade Paperback |
| Genre | Fiction |
| ISBN-10 | 0486823512 |
| ISBN-13 | 9780486823515 |
| Illustrator | Yes |
| Intended Audience | Trade |
| Item Length | 8.5 in |
| Item Weight | 4.8 Oz |
| Item Width | 5.5 in |
| LC Classification Number | PR6015.O687R34 2018 |
| LCCN | 2017-048836 |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 128 Pages |
| Publication Year | 2018 |
| Publisher | Dover Publications, Incorporated |
| Synopsis | Dashing man-about-town by day and thief by night, A. J. Raffles offered Victorian readers a new kind of hero, a morally ambiguous character who anticipated the hardboiled detectives of 20th-century crime fiction. Raffles' position as a professional cricket player and prominent member of society provides the perfect cover for his burglaries. These sparklingly witty stories, narrated by Raffles' admiring accomplice, inspired numerous stage and screen adaptations., Man-about-town by day and thief by night, Raffles' position as a professional cricket player provides the perfect cover for his burglaries. These sparklingly witty stories are narrated by his admiring accomplice., "Why should I work when I could steal?" demands A. J. Raffles, a dashing man-about-town by day and a cat burglar by night. Raffles' position as a champion cricket player and prominent member of society provides the perfect cover for his daring burglaries. In these sparklingly humorous stories -- narrated by Bunny Manders, Raffles' nervous but admiring accomplice -- the gentleman thief matches wits with professional criminals, crafty diamond merchants, and other worthy adversaries, including irksome Inspector Mackenzie of Scotland Yard. The character of A. J. Raffles, who debuted in 1898, offered Victorian readers a new kind of hero: a morally ambiguous character who anticipated the hardboiled detectives of 20th-century crime fiction. "There are few finer examples of short-story writing in our language than these," declared Arthur Conan Doyle of author E. W. Hornung's enduringly entertaining tales. Loaded with intrigue, cunning, and drollery, these comic gems are among the great treasures of crime fiction. |
| Table Of Content | The Ides of March A Costume Piece Gentlemen and Players Le Premier Pas Wilful Murder Nine Points of Law The Return Match The Gift of the Emperor |
| Topic | Mystery & Detective / Historical, Crime, Mystery & Detective / International Mystery & Crime, Mystery & Detective / General |
| brand | Dover Publications, Incorporated |
| gtin13 | 9780486823515 |