Raffles
(Sprache: Englisch)
Criminal mastermind, man-about-town, master of disguise, and a damn fine gentleman cricketer: Arthur J. Raffles is the classic lovable rogue"" ""Do you think that because a fellow has rooms at this place and belongs to a club or two and plays a little...
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Criminal mastermind, man-about-town, master of disguise, and a damn fine gentleman cricketer: Arthur J. Raffles is the classic lovable rogue"" ""Do you think that because a fellow has rooms at this place and belongs to a club or two and plays a little cricket, he must necessarily have a balance in the bank? . . . I have nothing but my wits to live on."" Raffles is a public-school cad and master burglar, with an aptitude for cricket and a passion for crime--an immaculately dressed gentleman thief who steals from the rich not to give to the poor, but rather to subsidize his own splendid lifestyle. Along with his sidekick--his former schoolmate and fellow gambler Harry "Bunny" Masters--he embarks on a series of thefts. But will they get away with it? First published in 1899, Raffles was an immediate success. With Raffles, the scoundrel-in-an-evening-suit, Hornung created an irresistible alternative to Sherlock Holmes.
Autoren-Porträt von E. W. Hornung
Ernest William Hornung was a British author born in Middlesbrough. He spent most of his life in England and France, but in 1884 left for Australia and stayed for two years where he working as a tutor. In 1893 he married Constance Doyle, the sister of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, in 1893. His most famous creation, 'gentleman thief' A. J. Raffles, first appeared in Strand magazine and then in other British magazines during the 1890s. The stories were later published in The Amateur Cracksman (1899), a collection. Other titles in the series include The Black Mask (1901), A Thief in the Night (1905), and the full-length novel Mr Justice Raffles (1909). Robert Giddings is a well-established literary critic who regularly reviews for many publications including the Sunday Times, the Guardian and the New Statesman.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: E. W. Hornung
- 2011, 166 Seiten, Maße: 12,7 x 19,6 cm, Taschenbuch, Englisch
- Verlag: ATLANTIC BOOKS LTD
- ISBN-10: 1843548542
- ISBN-13: 9781843548546
Sprache:
Englisch
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