![]() Loaded with intrigue, cunning, and drollery, these comic gems are among the great treasures of crime fiction. "There are few finer examples of short-story writing in our language than these," declared Arthur Conan Doyle of author E. Raffles, who debuted in 1898, offered Victorian readers a new kind of hero: a morally ambiguous character who anticipated the hardboiled detectives of 20th-century crime fiction. In these sparklingly humorous stories - narrated by Bunny Manders, Raffles' nervous but admiring accomplice - the gentleman thief matches wits with professional criminals, crafty diamond merchants, and other worthy adversaries, including irksome Inspector Mackenzie of Scotland Yard. Raffles' position as a champion cricket player and prominent member of society provides the perfect cover for his daring burglaries. The creators of this series are united by passion for literature and driven by the intention of making. Arthur Raffles is a prominent member of London society, and a national sporting hero. ![]() The Amateur Cracksman is the first collection of short stories featuring the charming A. ![]() Raffles, a dashing man-about-town by day and a cat burglar by night. This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS series. This early work by Ernest William Hornung was originally published in 1899 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. "Why should I work when I could steal?" demands A. ![]()
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