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This mammoth compilation of Raffles works presents 26 short stories -- all the tales from the original 3 collections, "The Amateur Cracksman," "The Black Mask," and "A Thief in the Night" -- plus the novel "Mr. Justice Raffles." Also included are 20 additional, related stories by E.W. Hornung and John Kendrick Bangs (including the adventures of Raffles' grandson), plus introductions, book covers, and notes. Whether you're an established fan of the "amateur cracksman" or a newcomer to E.W. Hornung's classic gentleman-thief, you'll find something new and entertaining in this volume!
Included are:
THE IDES OF MARCH
A COSTUME PIECE
GENTLEMEN AND PLAYERS
LE PREMIER PAS
WILFUL MURDER
NINE POINTS OF THE LAW
THE RETURN MATCH
THE GIFT OF THE EMPEROR
NO SINECURE
A JUBILEE PRESENT
THE FATE OF FAUSTINA
THE LAST LAUGH
TO CATCH A THIEF
AN OLD FLAME
THE WRONG HOUSE
THE KNEES OF THE GODS
OUT OF PARADISE
THE CHEST OF SILVER
THE REST CURE
THE CRIMINOLOGISTS' CLUB
THE FIELD OF PHILLIPI
A BAD NIGHT
A TRAP TO CATCH A CRACKSMAN
THE SPOILS OF SACRILEGE
THE RAFFLES RELICS
THE LAST WORD
MR. JUSTICE RAFFLES
A VOICE IN THE WILDERNESS
THE BLACK HOLE OF GLENRANALD
"TO THE VILE DUST"
A BUSHRANGER AT BAY
THE TAKING OF STINGAREE
THE HONOR OF THE ROAD
THE PURIFICATION OF MULFERA
A DUEL IN THE DESERT
THE VILLAIN-WORSHIPPER
THE MOTH AND THE STAR
THE ADVENTURE OF THE DORRINGTON RUBY SEAL
THE ADVENTURE OF MRS. BURLINGAME'S DIAMOND STOMACHER
THE ADVENTURE OF THE MISSING PENDANTS
THE ADVENTURE OF THE BRASS CHECK
THE ADVENTURE OF THE HIRED BURGLAR
THE REDEMPTION OF YOUNG BILLINGTON RAND
THE NOSTALGIA OF NERVY JIM THE SNATCHER
THE ADVENTURE OF ROOM 407
THE MAJOR-GENERAL'S PEPPER-POTS
And don't forget to search this ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more entries in the Megapack series, covering mystery, science fiction, westerns, and much, much more!
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E. W. Hornung
Ernest William Hornung (1866 –1921) was a prolific English poet and novelist, famed for his A. J. Raffles series of novels about a gentleman thief in late 19th century London. Hornung spent most of his life in England and France, but in 1883 he traveled to Australia where he lived for three years, his experiences there shaping many of his novels and short stories. On returning to England he worked as a journalist, and also published many of his poems and short stories in newspapers and magazines. A few years after his return, he married Constance Aimée Doyle, sister of his friend Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, with whom he had a son. During WWI he followed the troops in French trenches and later gave a detailed account of his encounters in Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front. Ernest Hornung died in 1921.
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