A. J. Raffles
The Amateur Cracksman
About this book
First published in 1899, The Amateur Cracksman was the first collection of stories detailing the exploits and intrigues of gentleman thief A. J. Raffles in late Victorian England. Raffles was E. W. Hornung's most famous character. Popular in its day, the book led to three later works: The Black Mask and A Thief in the Night, both collections of short stories, and Mr. Justice Raffles, a complete novel. In public a popular sportsman, in private a cunning burglar with a weakness for valuable jewelery, Arthur Raffles, with the help of his side-kick Bunny Manders, always manages to thwart the investigations of Scotland Yard's Inspector Mackenzie.
A. J. Raffles · 29 books
In publication order- Le Premier Pas 1899
- The Amateur Cracksman 1899 This book
- Wilful Murder 1899
- A Jubilee Present 1901
Subjects
- classic literature
- criminals
- criminals -- fiction
- criminals, fiction
- criminels
- detective and mystery stories, english
- england -- fiction
- england, fiction
- english detective and mystery stories
- english short stories
- fiction
- fiction, general
- fiction, mystery & detective, general
- fiction, short stories (single author)
- jewel thieves
- large type books
- mystery
- raffles (fictional character)
- raffles (fictitious character)
- raffles (fictitious character) -- fiction
- raffles (fictitious character), fiction
- raffles (personnage fictif)
- romans, nouvelles
- short stories
- thieves