The Amateur Cracksman - 9781717575203

Gentleman thief Raffles is daring, debonair, devilishly handsome-and a first-rate cricketer. In these eight 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.

Author: E. W. Hornung

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Publication Date: May 05, 2018

Number of Pages: 152 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 171757520X

ISBN-13: 9781717575203