01874cam a22003613u 4500 706 UtSlPG 20260610133035.0 m cr n 260607r1996||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PR Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William), 1866-1921 The Amateur Cracksman Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 1996 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amateur_Cracksman Release date is 1996-11-01 The Ides of March -- A costume piece -- Gentlemen and players -- Le premier pas -- Wilful murder -- Nine points of the law -- The return match -- The gift of the emperor. Produced by Judith Boss. HTML version by Al Haines. "The Amateur Cracksman" by E. W. Hornung is a short story collection published in 1899. It introduces A. J. Raffles, a celebrated cricket champion and gentleman of London society who leads a secret double life as a jewel thief. Accompanied by his devoted friend Bunny Manders, Raffles executes daring burglaries targeting London's elite while evading the persistent Inspector Mackenzie of Scotland Yard. This collection of eight stories launched one of literature's most famous criminal characters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified England -- Fiction Detective and mystery stories, English Criminals -- Fiction Raffles (Fictitious character) -- Fiction https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/706 42827 42827