A thief in the night, a book of Raffle's adventures, E.W. Hornung
Type
Label
A thief in the night, a book of Raffle's adventures, E.W. Hornung
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
short stories
Main title
A thief in the night
Medium
electronic resource
Nature of contents
patent document
Oclc number
795516579
Responsibility statement
E.W. Hornung
Sub title
a book of Raffle's adventures
Summary
First published in 1905, A Thief in the Night is the third collection of stories detailing the exploits and intrigues of gentleman thief A. J. Raffles in late Victorian England. In public a popular sportsman, in private a cunning burglar with a weakness for valuable jewelery, Arthur Raffles, with the help of his side-kick Bunny Manders, always manages to thwart the investigations of Scotland Yard's Inspector Mackenzie. Popular in its day, this is the last collection of short stories about E. W. Hornung's most famous character - followed only by a novel, Mr. Justice Raffles
Target audience
adult
Classification
Subject
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