Raffles : the amateur cracksman / E.W. Hornung ; edited with an introduction and notes by Richard Lancelyn Green
by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William) (1866-1921)
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- ISBN 13
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About This Item
London : Penguin Books, 2003. Reprint. Softcover. Fine paperback copy. Classic Penguin/Allen Lane design. Particularly well-preserved overall ; tight, bright, and clean. Physical description; lvi, 179 p. ; 20 cm. Subjects; Raffles (Fictitious character) . Jewel thieves. Detective and mystery stories, English. Criminals England ; Fiction. English fiction. English literature.
Synopsis
E. W. Hornung (1866-1921) created Raffles the gentleman burglar, hero of The Amateur Cracksman (1899) and Mr. Justice Raffles (1909) and wrote many other adventure stories published in magazines and in book form. He married Arthur Conan Doyle's sister Constance, traveled widely, and played cricket.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Raffles : the amateur cracksman / E.W. Hornung ; edited with an introduction and notes by Richard Lancelyn Green
- Author
- Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William) (1866-1921)
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 185613282X
- ISBN 13
- 9781856132824
- Publisher
- London : Penguin Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2003
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