A. J. Raffles
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Arthur J. Raffles is a fictional character created in 1898 by E. W. Hornung, brother-in-law of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes. Raffles is, in many ways, an inversion of Holmes
Raffles (right) lock-picking with Bunny's assistance, by John H. Bacon (1898)
Raffles (right) with Bunny after returning from Italy, by F. C. Yohn (1901)
Raffles using his rope-ladder, by Cyrus Cuneo (1905)
Kyrle Bellew in the Broadway production of Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman (1903)
A. J. Raffles is a British fictional character – a cricketer and gentleman thief – created by E. W. Hornung. Between 1898 and 1909, Hornung wrote a series of 26 short stories, two plays, and a novel a
1904 Collier's illustration by J. C. Leyendecker
Bunny and Raffles in "The Ides of March", by John H. Bacon (Cassell's Magazine, 1898)