Mr. Justice Raffles - Couverture rigide

Hornung, E.W.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1592240674 ISBN 13 : 9781592240678

Editeur : Wildside Press, 2021

Synopsis

E.W. Hornung (1886-1921), otherwise known as Willie, was an English author most famous for writing the Raffles series about a gentleman thief in late Victorian London. 1909's Mr. Justice Raffles is the only full-length novel and the last of the series.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

English short-story writer and novelist. Hornung is famed as the creator of gentleman-burglar, A. J. Raffles. He is featured in many stories, the most famous of which are The Amateur Cracksman (1899), The Black Mask (1901), and A Thief in the Night (1905). Several of these stories have been televised. Hornung also wrote a novel based on this burglar's exploits, titled Mr. Justice Raffles (1909). He also penned other novels set against an Australian backdrop. The most popular of these is Stingaree (1905).

Présentation de l'éditeur

Raffles had vanished from the face of the town, and even I had no conception of his whereabouts until he cabled to me to meet the 7.31 at Charing Cross next night. That was on the Tuesday before the ‘Varsity match, or a full fortnight after his mysterious disappearance.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wildside Press
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1592240674
• ISBN 13: 9781592240678
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 169
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible