Raffles, Gentleman Thief

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Häftad, Engelska, 2026

189 kr

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A selection of the best stories about E. W. Hornung's much-loved rogueDashing man about town, first-class cricketer and master burglar- Raffles is the ultimate gentleman thief. Here we find the debonair rogue cracking a jeweller's safe on Bond Street, stealing from the nouveau riche, spiriting away a priceless pearl, outwitting the law at every turn - and, of course, bowling like a demon - all with the assistance of his plucky sidekick Bunny Manders. This new selection of Ernest Hornung's much-loved crime stories is taken from his three Raffles collections, The Amateur Cracksman, The Black Mask and A Thief in the Night.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-01-08
Mått129 x 198 x 15 mm
Vikt200 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor320
FörlagPenguin Books Ltd
ISBN9780241790229

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Ernest William Hornung was born in Middlesborough in 1866 and was educated at Uppingham School. He spent two years in Australia as a private tutor and worked briefly as a clerk in London before devoting his time to writing. Hornung was a member of the same cricket club as the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle. He eventually married Conan Doyle's sister, Connie. Hornung wrote several novels – including A Bride from the Bush (1890) and Stingaree (1905) – as well as a book of verse, but his fame rests upon his creation of Raffles the gentleman thief, considered the first antihero figure of modern crime fiction.