| Raffles - The Amateur Cracksman Contributor(s): Hornung, E. W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1304998355 ISBN-13: 9781304998354 Publisher: Lulu.com OUR PRICE: $64.34 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - General |
| Dewey: 823.8 |
| Physical Information: 1.75" H x 6" W x 9" (2.72 lbs) 742 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Gentleman thief Raffles is daring, debonair, devilishly handsome-and a first-rate cricketer. In these stories, the master burglar indulges his passion for cricket and crime: stealing jewels from a country house, outwitting the law, pilfering from the nouveau riche, and, of course, bowling like a demon-all with the assistance of his plucky sidekick, Bunny. Encouraged by his brother-in-law, Arthur Conan Doyle, to write a series about a public school villain, and influenced by his own experiences at Uppingham, E. W. Hornung created a unique form of crime story, where, in stealing as in sport, it is playing the game that counts, and there is always honor among thieves. The Complete Story - All four books in one volume. |