E. W. Hornung: Raffles, Gentleman Thief

Cover: 9780241790229 | Raffles, Gentleman Thief | E. W. Hornung | Taschenbuch | 320 S. | 2026

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Beschreibung

A selection of the best classic crime stories featuring the much-loved rogue, Raffles
'Why should I work when I could steal? Why settle down to some humdrum uncongenial billet, when excitement, romance, danger, and a decent living were all going begging together? Of course, it's very wrong, but we can't all be moralists'

Dashing man about town, first-class cricketer and master burglar: Raffles is the ultimate gentleman thief. Here we find the debonair rogue cracking a jeweller's safe on Bond Street, stealing from the nouveau riche, spiriting away a priceless pearl, outwitting the law at every turn - and, of course, bowling like a demon - all with the assistance of his plucky sidekick Bunny Manders. This new selection of Ernest Hornung's much-loved crime stories is taken from his three Raffles collections, The Amateur Cracksman, The Black Mask and A Thief in the Night.

Über den Autor

Ernest William Hornung was born in Middlesborough in 1866 and was educated at Uppingham School. He spent two years in Australia as a private tutor and worked briefly as a clerk in London before devoting his time to writing. Hornung was a member of the same cricket club as the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle. He eventually married Conan Doyle's sister, Connie. Hornung wrote several novels - including A Bride from the Bush (1890) and Stingaree (1905) - as well as a book of verse, but his fame rests upon his creation of Raffles the gentleman thief, considered the first antihero figure of modern crime fiction.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2026
Genre:	Importe , Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik:	Belletristik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	320 S.
ISBN-13:	9780241790229
ISBN-10:	0241790220
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Hornung, E. W.
Hersteller:	Penguin Books Ltd (UK) Penguin Classics
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestr. 122a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Maße:	194 x 131 x 25 mm
Von/Mit:	E. W. Hornung
Erscheinungsdatum:	08.01.2026
Gewicht:	0,238 kg