The Amateur Cracksman
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The Amateur Cracksman, A Collection Of Short Stories By E. W. Hornung Was Released In 1899. It Was Published By Methuen & Co. And ScribnerS In New York. It Was Published By Methuen & Co. And ScribnerS In New York In London, Uk. The Title Is Expanded To Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman In Many Later Versions (T. Nelson & Sons, 1914; The University Of Nebraska Press, 1976; Et Al). Some Editions Rename The Collection Simply As Raffles, As The Penguin Books, 1948 Edition. It Was HornungS First Collection Of Short Stories, And It Included His Most Well-Known Figure, A Gentleman Thief In Late Victorian Great Britain Named Raffles. The Black Mask (1901) And A Thief In The Night (1904), Two Other Short Story Collections, As Well As A Full-Length Novel, Mr. Justice Raffles, Were Produced In Response To The BookS Positive Reception (1909). Arthur J. Raffles Is A Significant Figure In London Society And A National Sports Hero. He Frequently Competes For England In Test Matches As A Cricketer. He Exploits This As A Pretext To Steal Precious Jewels From LondonS Aristocracy In A Number Of Burglaries, Mostly For Fun And Profit.
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