http://feedbooks.com/list/251 <p>Arthur J. Raffles is a character created in the 1890s by E. W. Hornung, a brother-in-law to Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes. Raffles is, in many ways, a deliberate inversion of Holmes — he is a "gentleman thief," living in The Albany, a very upscale address in London, playing cricket for the Gentlemen of England and supporting himself by carrying out ingenious burglaries. He is called the "Amateur Cracksman," and often, at first, differentiates between himself and the "professors" — professional criminals from the lower classes. <br />As Holmes has Dr. Watson to chronicle his adventures, Raffles has Harry "Bunny" Manders — a former schoolmate saved from disgrace and suicide by Raffles, who persuaded him to accompany him on a burglary. While Raffles often takes advantage of Manders' relative innocence, and sometimes treats him with a certain amount of contempt, he knows that Manders' bravery and loyalty are utterly to be relied on. In several stories, Manders saves the day for the two of them after Raffles gets into situations he cannot get out of on his own. <br />One of the things that Raffles has in common with Holmes is a mastery of disguise — during his days as an ostensible man-about-town, he maintains a studio apartment in another name in which he keeps the components of various disguises, and he can imitate the regional speech of many parts of Britain flawlessly, despite his lack of skill at foreign languages.</p> The Amateur Cracksman Ernest William Hornung http://feedbooks.com/book/2566 en 1899 Short Fiction Crime/Mystery Collections <p>Arthur Raffles is a prominent member of London society, and a national sporting hero. As a cricketer he regularly represents England in Test matches. He uses this as a chance to commit a number of burgalries, primarily stealing valuable jewellry from his hosts. In this he is assisted by his friend, the younger, idealistic Bunny Manders. Both men are constantly under the surveillance of Inspector Mackenzie of Scotland Yard who is always thwarted in his attempts to pin the crimes on Raffles.</p> This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://feedbooks.com/book/2566.png http://feedbooks.com/book/2566.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/2566.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/2566.mobi Raffles: Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman Ernest William Hornung http://feedbooks.com/book/2567 urn:isbn:B001CV1NA2 en 1901 Short Fiction Crime/Mystery Collections <p>The Black Mask (published in some countries as Raffles: Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman) is the second collection of stories written by Ernest William Hornung in the A.J. Raffles series concerning a Gentleman thief in late Victorian London.</p> This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://feedbooks.com/book/2567.png http://feedbooks.com/book/2567.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/2567.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/2567.mobi A Thief in the Night Ernest William Hornung http://feedbooks.com/book/2568 urn:isbn:140656866X en 1905 Short Fiction Crime/Mystery Collections <p>"These latest adventures of 'Raffles' and 'Bunny' are their most thrilling and exciting ones. The sentimental side of their story has never before been shown so dramatically and romantically, and the suggestion in this book of the final conclusion of their careers cannot but make these stories of the greatest interest to all readers." Boston Herald.</p> This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://feedbooks.com/book/2568.png http://feedbooks.com/book/2568.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/2568.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/2568.mobi Mr. Justice Raffles Ernest William Hornung http://feedbooks.com/book/3022 urn:isbn:1406568627 en 1909 Novels Crime/Mystery <p>This engaging rascal is found helping a young cricket player out of the toils of a money shark. Novel in plot, thrilling and amusing.</p> This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://feedbooks.com/book/3022.png http://feedbooks.com/book/3022.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/3022.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/3022.mobi