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Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman
Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman | Ernest William Hornung
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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. In these stories, Raffles, the public-school gentleman, mixes his aptitude for cricket with his passion for crime. Here we see Raffles stealing from the nouveau riche and outwitting the law, thieving diamonds and bowling like a demon, all with the help of his accomplice and ex-fag Bunny.
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Raffles | E. W. Hornung
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Raffles | E. W. Hornung
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jenniferw88
Raffles | E. W. Hornung
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GuiltyFeat
Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman | Ernest William Hornung
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Mehso-so

Well that was a rum little thing. Holmes and Watson as thieves written by Conan Doyle's brother-in-law. Only they're not terribly good. Raffles is far from perfect. He's a bit of a lunatic. Bunny contributes almost nothing. It's all a bit of a mess.

And yet... the stories contain the bare-bones tropes if every heist movie and anti-hero thief story ever told.

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