The Amateur Cracksman

First published in 1899, The Amateur Cracksman was the first collection of stories detailing the exploits and intrigues of gentleman thief A. J. Raffles in late Victorian England. Raffles was E. W. Hornung's most famous character. Popular in its day, the book led to three later works: The Black Mask and A Thief in the Night, both collections of short stories, and Mr. Justice Raffles, a complete novel. In public a popular sportsman, in private a cunning burglar with a weakness for valuable jewelery, Arthur Raffles, with the help of his side-kick Bunny Manders, always manages to thwart the investigations of Scotland Yard's Inspector Mackenzie.

המשפט הראשון: It was half-past twelve when I returned to the Albany as a last desperate resort.

שנה

2005

שפה

English

הוצאה

BiblioBazaar

מהדורות

203

עמודים

160

ISBN

9781434675378

מקור הנתונים: Wikidata