E. W. Hornung
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Ernest William Hornung was an English author and poet known for writing the A. J. Raffles series of stories about a gentleman thief in late 19th-century London. Hornung was educated at Uppingham Schoo
E. W. Hornung
The Old School of Uppingham School, Rutland, where Hornung developed his love of cricket
The first Raffles story was in the June 1898 issue of Cassell's Magazine.
A. J. Raffles, introduced in 1898
The Amateur Cracksman
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The Amateur Cracksman is an 1899 short story collection by E. W. Hornung. It was published in the UK by Methuen & Co., London, and in the US by Scribner's, New York. Many later editions expand the tit
E. W. Hornung
…Crime" was published in June that year, titled "The Ides of March". The stories were collected into one volume—with two additional tales—under the name The Amateur Cracksman, which was published the following year. Hornung used a narrative form similar to Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories, with Raffles and his partner-in-crime…
The Amateur Cracksman