- Classic Literature, Criminals, English Detective and mystery stories, Fiction
First published in 1899, The Amateur Cracksman was the first collection of stories detailing the exploits and intrigues of gentleman thief A. J. Raffles in late Victorian England. Raffles was E.
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Classical in form, cool, resolved and effortless.
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- resolvedopen-ended
- effortlessdemanding
- warmbleak
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About the book
- Author
- Ernest William Hornung
- First published
- December 1, 2005
- Pages
- 204
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Edns., Jonathan Cape, Eyre & Spottiswoode
- Editions
- 223
- Language
- und, German, English, French
- ISBN
- 9798683983826
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