| No Hero Contributor(s): Hornung, E. W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1981886346 ISBN-13: 9781981886340 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $11.88 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Crime - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.31" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.44 lbs) 144 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An Eton boy, who has escaped from his mother's influence and has fallen in love with a woman who is believed to be an adventuress, is the central figure in Mr. Hornung's new story. The scene is laid in Switzerland, with a background of piquant hotel gossip, the narrative being in the words of a friend of the boy's mother who has undertaken the task of disillusioning the lad. The result is as unconventional as it is unexpected. E. W. Hornung was friendly with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and married his sister. He is best known for having taken his brother-in-law's detective pair, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, and reincarnated them on the wrong side of the law as Raffles and Bunny, who pursued the business of getting a living by the entirely logical method of stealing it. |