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Wit, daring, and elegant crime: the gentleman thief returns, with respectability no promise of innocence.
In Raffles: Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman, E. W. Hornung brings back his gentleman thief for eight tales. Crime sits at the heart of this collection, but its invitation is more playful: come for the daring, stay for the wit, and meet Raffles through his further adventures.
First published in 1901, these mystery and crime stories put the amateur cracksman at their centre. The appeal lies in that striking contrast: a gentleman whose adventures belong to the world of crime. Each tale offers another way into a collection defined by wit, daring, and an elegant criminal figure.
What you’ll discover
- The gentleman thief Meet Raffles, whose very description brings elegance and crime into the same frame.
- Eight further adventures Explore eight tales that bring the amateur cracksman back into the spotlight.
- Wit alongside daring Discover crime stories whose promise includes wit as well as bold adventure.
- Elegance meets crime Follow the contrast at the heart of Hornung's gentleman thief.
- A short-story invitation Begin with one tale and discover the appeal of Raffles's further adventures.
Who will love it
Readers who enjoy clever rogues, Victorian London, cricket talk and loyal friendships will find all of them here, together with rooftop chases, quick disguises, dry wit and daring plans.
What’s inside
The key ideas, in the 15-minute summary
- Bunny Is Hired by a Dead Man
- Raffles Cannot Resist a Temptation
- A Barrel Organ Unlocks a Painful Memory
- Someone Is Following Raffles Through London
- Raffles Hunts a Rival Thief
- A Balcony Brings Back an Old Love
- A Brother From Australia Rides By Night
- Raffles Goes to War in South Africa
- Bunny's Voice Holds Comedy and Cost Together
Who’s who
- A. J. RafflesA fine cricketer and gentleman burglar, believed drowned, who hides as an invalid and plans new thefts while guarding his secret.
- BunnyRaffles's loyal friend and the narrator, a former convict and writer who follows his friend into many schemes, though he often doubts it.
- Dr. TheobaldA young, ambitious doctor who treats the so-called Mr. Maturin for a handsome fee and likes his patient's money more than his health.
- Count CorbucciA huge, courteous Neapolitan who owns a vineyard above the Bay of Naples and holds a grudge against Raffles.
- Lord Ernest BelvilleA strong, polished nobleman who preaches Rational Drink in public and is the suspect Raffles hunts through a wave of society thefts.
- Jacques SaillardA dark, handsome painter with a man's name and a fierce will, who recognizes Raffles after many years and will not let him go.
- Corporal ConnalA hulking bully in an irregular horse regiment in South Africa, who torments Bunny and arouses the suspicion of both friends.
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Raffles: nuove avventure del ladro gentiluomo
by E. W. Hornung · 1901
Raffles, supposedly drowned, hides in a London flat as a dying invalid and calls his old friend Bunny back.
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A gentleman burglar is supposed to be dead, and that is exactly how he likes it. In Raffles: Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman, E.
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Bunny Is Hired by a Dead Man
In May 1897, Bunny is writing articles about prison life in a Holloway attic when a telegram arrives. It points him to an advertisement for a male nurse for an elderly invalid.
At a small flat, a young doctor named Theobald counts him as applicant number thirty-nine. In a darkened bedroom lies a gaunt old man with a ghastly grin. He warms to Bunny only when Bunny admits he has not always done his best.
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What is Raffles: Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman about?
It follows the gentleman burglar A. J. Raffles, believed drowned, and his friend Bunny through eight tales. They hide in London, scheme against rich victims and rivals, meet old enemies and flames, and finally go to war in South Africa.
Who are Raffles and Bunny in these stories?
Raffles is a charming cricketer who steals for the thrill.
What does amateur cracksman mean?
A cracksman is an old word for a burglar or safebreaker. Raffles is an amateur because he steals as a sport and a pastime, though the money matters to him too, and he keeps up the manners of a gentleman.
The author
E. W. Hornung
1866–1921 · English crime novelist
Ernest William Hornung (1866–1921) was a British writer born in Middlesbrough, England. He lived in Australia from 1884 to 1886 before returning to England. He wrote the Raffles stories, including The Amateur Cracksman (1899) and A Thief in the Night (1905). He died in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France.
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