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RAFFLES
THE AMATEUR CRACKSMAN (CRIME CLASSICS) |
| By: |
Ernest William Hornung |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£7.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1843548542 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781843548546 |
| Publisher: |
ATLANTIC BOOKS |
| Pub. date: |
1 November, 2008 |
| Pages: |
176 |
| Description: |
'Do you think that because a fellow has rooms at this place and belongs to a club or two and plays a little cricket, he must necessarily have a balance in the bank?... I have nothing but my wits to live on.' Criminal mastermind, man-about-town, master of disguise and a damn fine gentleman cricketer: Arthur J. Raffles is the classic lovable rogue. |
| Synopsis: |
Raffles is a public-school cad and master burglar, with an aptitude for cricket and a passion for crime - a loveable rogue who steals from the rich not to give to the poor, but rather to subsidize his own splendid lifestyle (he has an unimpeachable address at Albany in St James'). Along with his sidekick - his former schoolmate and fellow gambler Harry 'Bunny' Masters - he embarks on a series of thefts. But will they get away with it? First published in 1899, Raffles was an immediate success. With Raffles, the scoundrel-in-an-evening-suit, Hornung created an irresistible alternative to Sherlock Holmes. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Atlantic Books |
| Returns: |
Returnable |