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The Amateur Cracksman

A. J. Raffles, the Gentleman Thief 1

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The Amateur Cracksman

By: E. W. Hornung
Narrated by: Kristin Hughes
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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.

Public Domain (P)2021 Erika
Classics Crime Fiction Crime Fiction Thief Sports
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