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LibriVox : The Amateur Cracksman, by E.W. Hornung

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Raffles The Amateur Cracksman

Raffles The Amateur Cracksman was written by E.W. Hornung, and was later made into a number of films, with Yorkshire TV producing a TV Series in the mid 70s. This page contains a biography of E.W. Hornung, plus some of Hornung's verse, images from the TV series and descriptions of Raffles films.

George Orwell: Raffles and Miss Blandish

Raffles and Miss Blandish, the review of George Orwell. First published: October 1944 by/in Horizon, GB, London

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A.J. Raffles

A.J. Raffles was a gentleman, an ex-public school lad who had continued into London's High Society as an adult, living in the Albany (Albany Court, St.James' in London), being a member of the best clubs, and playing cricket for England. However a trip to "the Colonies" changed the direction of his life forever. Finding himself broke, he overcame whatever moral qualms he might have had and engaged in some larceny to survive, only to find the excitement of theft addictive: "I'd tasted blood, and it was all over with me. Why should I work when I could steal? Why settle down to some humdrum uncongenial billet, when excitement, romance, danger, and a decent living were all going begging together."

Raffles: The Gentleman Burglar, by Mary Reed.

Arthur "A. J." Raffles meets his future biographer Harry "Bunny" Manders when at half past midnight a semi-hysterical Bunny returns to A. J.'s rooms at the Albany to ask for funds to cover cheques written for money lost gambling at baccarat earlier that evening. Bunny's financial embarrassment is such he's been selling furniture from his flat in fashionable Mount Street and he goes so far as to threaten suicide.