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.

Media	Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released	May 5, 2018
ISBN13	9781717575203
Publishers	Createspace Independent Publishing Platf
Pages	154
Dimensions	152 × 229 × 8 mm · 213 g
Language	English

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