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Raffles

"The second collection of short stories about the gentleman thief, A. J. Raffles, in Victorian London" --Provided by publisher.

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  • "Amateur cracksman"@en
  • "Amateur cracksman"
  • "Raffles"@en
  • "Further adventures of the amateur cracksman"@en
  • "Further adventures of the amateur cracksman"
  • "Adventures of the amateur cracksman"@en
  • "Adventures of the amateur cracksman"
  • "Black mask"@en
  • "Black mask"

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  • "Gentleman thief Raffles and his sidekick Harry "Bunny" Masters attempt a series of thefts: but will they get away with it?"
  • ""The second collection of short stories about the gentleman thief, A. J. Raffles, in Victorian London" --Provided by publisher."@en
  • "The cracking debut of A.J. Raffles, proper English gentleman and jewel thief extraordinaire Sometimes the greatest of partnerships are born in the direst of moments. For Bunny Manders and A.J. Raffles, such a moment comes when a bad night at the baccarat tables threatens to end in suicide. Hundreds of pounds in the red, Bunny grows so desperate that he asks Raffles, a former classmate who captained their public school & rsquo;s cricket team, for help. When Raffles hesitates, Bunny pulls a gun out of his coat pocket and puts it to his head. & ldquo;I never dreamt you had such stuff in you, Bunny! & rdquo; says Raffles, a gleam in his eye. A few hours later, he and his old school chum break into a jeweler & rsquo;s shop and steal thousands of pounds & rsquo; worth of diamonds and gemstones. Disaster averted, adventures begun. In these thrilling stories, E.W. Hornung introduced the world to a duo as gifted at burglary as Sherlock Holmes and Watson are at detection. Full of sophisticated banter, hair-raising close calls, and nefarious schemes, Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman is a masterwork of crime fiction and irrefutable proof that there truly is honor among thieves. This ebook features a new introduction by Otto Penzler and has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices."@en
  • "Gentleman thief Raffles is daring, debonair, devilishly handsome - and a first-rate cricketer."
  • "Raffles was a man who could hold his own in any company in the London of the nineties."@en
  • "Sophisticated mayhem from a master of crime fictionSince his friend and partner in crime, A. J. Raffles, jumped into the Mediterranean, Bunny Manders has scraped along as best he can. At Raffles's side, he was witness to, and participant in, the most ingenious burglaries the underworld had ever seen. Without him, Bunny is a struggling ex-convict, so down on his luck that he answers an ad seeking a male nurse and companion for a notoriously rude invalid. But when he lights the old man's Sullivan cigarette and sees a perfect smoke ring float into the air, Bunny cries out in delight. Raffles is b."@en
  • "E.W. Hornung struck literary gold with his unforgettable creation A.J. Raffles, a gentleman thief whose capers and heists are carried out according to a strict (though skewed) moral code and with enviable aplomb. This delightful second collection of stories about Raffles and his friend Bunny expands on the formula Hornung established in the first book, following the pair on adventures beyond their criminal endeavors."@en

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  • "Suspense fiction"
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Crime fiction"
  • "Parodies, imitations, etc"@en
  • "Mystery and detective fiction"@en
  • "Mystery and detective fiction"
  • "Downloadable World Book ebooks"@en
  • "Large type books"@en
  • "Mystery fiction"
  • "Mystery fiction"@en
  • "Classical fiction"
  • "Mystery"@en
  • "Verhalen (teksten)"
  • "Detective and mystery stories"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Short stories"@en

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  • "Raffles"
  • "Raffles"@en
  • "Raffles, the amateur cracksman"
  • "Raffles, the amateur cracksman"@en
  • "Ye yu shen tou Lafeizi = Raffles the amateur cracksman"
  • "Raffles : The Amateur Cracksman"
  • "Raffles further adventures of the amateur cracksman"
  • "Raffles further adventures of the amateur cracksman"@en
  • "Raffles the amateur cracksman"@en
  • "Raffles: further adventures of the amateur cracksman"@en
  • "Raffles : the amateur cracksman"
  • "Raffles : the amateur cracksman"@en
  • "Raffles; the amateur cracksman"@en
  • "Raffles : the Amateur Cracksman"@en
  • "业余神偷拉菲兹"
  • "Raffles : the amateur Cracksman"
  • "Raffles : the amateur cracksmen"
  • "Raffles : the amateur cracksmen"@en
  • "Raffles; further adventures of the amateur cracksman"
  • "Ye yu shen tou la fei zi"
  • "Raffles; further adventures of the amateur cracksman"@en
  • "Raffles Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman"@en
  • "Ye yu shen tou Lafeizi = Raffles, Amateur cracksman"
  • "Raffles, Further Adventures"
  • "Raffles, Further Adventures"@en
  • "业余神偷拉菲兹 = Raffles, Amateur cracksman"
  • "業餘神偷拉菲茲 = Raffles the amateur cracksman"
  • "Raffles. The Amateur Cracksman, The Black Mask, etc"@en
  • "Raffles, Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman"@en
  • "Raffles, the amateur cracksman [by] E.W. Hornung. With an introd. by Anthony Curtis"@en
  • "Raffles - further adventures of the amateur cracksman"@en
  • "Raffles, further adventures of the amateur cracksman"@en
  • "Raffles: the amateur cracksman"
  • "Raffles : further adventures of the amateur cracksman"
  • "Raffles : further adventures of the amateur cracksman"@en
  • "Raffles : the amateur crackman"

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