A Thief in the Night: A Book of Raffles' Adventures by E. W. Hornung
"A Thief in the Night: A Book of Raffles' Adventures" by E. W. Hornung is a collection of short stories published in 1905. The third book featuring gentleman thief A. J. Raffles, it chronicles burglaries and close calls in late Victorian England, narrated by his accomplice Bunny Manders. The stories span different points in their criminal careers, from respectable gentlemen at the Albany to fugitives with ruined reputations, culminating in encounters withScotland Yard and surprising revelations about Raffles's hidden acts of kindness. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William), 1866-1921 |
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| Title | A Thief in the Night: A Book of Raffles' Adventures |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Thief_in_the_Night_(short_story_collection) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 79.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Raffles (Fictitious character) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Criminals -- England -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 2098 |
| Release Date | Mar 1, 2000 |
| Most Recently Updated | Nov 16, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 447 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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