| The Amateur Cracksman Contributor(s): Hornung, E. W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1503159566 ISBN-13: 9781503159563 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $9.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Humorous - General |
| Physical Information: 0.35" H x 6" W x 9" (0.50 lbs) 162 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Raffles is, in many ways, a deliberate inversion of Sherlock Holmes: he is a 'gentleman thief, ' living at a very upscale address in London, playing cricket for the Gentlemen of England and supporting himself by carrying out ingenious burglaries. He is called the 'Amateur Cracksman, ' and differentiates between himself and the 'professors' -- professional criminals from the lower classe |
