Gentleman thief Raffles is daring, debonair, devilishly handsome-and a first-rate cricketer. In these eight stories, the master burglar indulges his passion for cricket and crime: stealing jewels from a country house, outwitting the law, pilfering from the nouveau riche, and, of course, bowling like a demon-all with the assistance of his plucky sidekick, Bunny. Encouraged by his brother-in-law, Arthur Conan Doyle, to write a series about a public school villain, and influenced by his own experiences at Uppingham, E. W. Hornung created a unique form of crime story, where, in stealing as in sport, it is playing the game that counts, and there is always honor among thieves.

Media	Bøker Pocketbok (Bok med mykt omslag og limt rygg)
Utgitt	5. mai 2018
ISBN13	9781717575203
Utgivere	Createspace Independent Publishing Platf
Antall sider	154
Mål	152 × 229 × 8 mm · 213 g
Språk	Engelsk