The Gentleman Thief Who Resurrected Sherlock Holmes
E.W. Hornung, author and creator of Raffles the Amateur Cracksman, died 100 years ago this year.
By
Harry Pearson | Published Feb 17, 2021

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E.W. Hornung.
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Illustration of Raffles (right) and Bunny, 1901.
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Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman
By E. W. Hornung and Otto Penzler
Raffles: Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman
By Otto Penzler and E. W. Hornung
A Thief in the Night
By E. W. Hornung
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