The Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William) 1866-1921 creator text utu 1996 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "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.) 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. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amateur_Cracksman Release date is 1996-11-01 Produced by Judith Boss. HTML version by Al Haines. Original publication data not identified England -- Fiction Detective and mystery stories, English Criminals -- Fiction Raffles (Fictitious character) -- Fiction PR Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/706 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/706 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133035.0 706