E. W. HORNUNG Ultimate Collection – 19 Novels & 40+ Short Stories, Including War Poems and Memoirs (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A. J. Raffles, gentleman thief tales, war poems & memoirsBy E. W. Hornung
Length200h 54m
About this audiobook
This expansive collection gathers E. W. Hornung's nineteen novels, more than forty short stories, and his war poems and memoirs, revealing the full range of a writer too often remembered only for A. J. Raffles. Its contents move from late-Victorian crime and gentlemanly decadence to colonial adventure, social comedy, romance, and the moral disillusionments of war. Hornung's prose is elegant, ironic, and briskly plotted, situated between the detective tradition of Conan Doyle and the fin-de-siècle fascination with divided loyalties, masks, and transgression. Born in 1866, Hornung spent formative years in Australia, an experience that supplied both atmosphere and imaginative distance for much of his fiction. His marriage to Arthur Conan Doyle's sister placed him near the center of popular literary culture, yet his work develops a distinct sensibility: less deductive than psychological, less triumphalist than ambivalent. The death of his son in the First World War also deepened the poignancy of his later writings. This volume is recommended for readers of classic crime, imperial-era fiction, and literary history alike. It offers not merely entertainment, but a panoramic view of a transitional English imagination confronting class, empire, honor, guilt, and loss.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreMystery and Thriller
Length200 hrs 54 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 13, 2016
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1E. W. HORNUNG Ultimate Collection – 19 Novels & 40+ Short Stories, Including War Poems and Memoirs (Annotated)
2Introduction
3Historical Context
4Synopsis (Selection)
5A. J. Raffles Series
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6Short Stories Collections
7The Amateur Cracksman (pt. 1)
8The Amateur Cracksman (pt. 2)
9The Amateur Cracksman (pt. 3)
10The Black Mask; or, Raffles: Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman (pt. 1)
11The Black Mask; or, Raffles: Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman (pt. 2)
12The Black Mask; or, Raffles: Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman (pt. 3)
13A Thief in the Night: Further Adventures of A. J. Raffles, Cricketer and Cracksman (pt. 1)
14A Thief in the Night: Further Adventures of A. J. Raffles, Cricketer and Cracksman (pt. 2)
15A Thief in the Night: Further Adventures of A. J. Raffles, Cricketer and Cracksman (pt. 3)
16Mr. Justice Raffles (Novel) (pt. 1)
17Mr. Justice Raffles (Novel) (pt. 2)
18Mr. Justice Raffles (Novel) (pt. 3)
19Novels
20Dead Men Tell No Tales (pt. 1)
21Dead Men Tell No Tales (pt. 2)
22Dead Men Tell No Tales (pt. 3)
23A Bride from the Bush (pt. 1)
24A Bride from the Bush (pt. 2)
25Witching Hill (pt. 1)
26Witching Hill (pt. 2)
27Witching Hill (pt. 3)
28Tiny Luttrell (pt. 1)
29Tiny Luttrell (pt. 2)
30Tiny Luttrell (pt. 3)
31Tiny Luttrell (pt. 4)
32The Boss of Taroomba (pt. 1)
33The Boss of Taroomba (pt. 2)
34The Boss of Taroomba (pt. 3)
35My Lord Duke (pt. 1)
36My Lord Duke (pt. 2)
37My Lord Duke (pt. 3)
38Young Blood (pt. 1)
39Young Blood (pt. 2)
40Young Blood (pt. 3)
41Young Blood (pt. 4)
42Peccavi (pt. 1)
43Peccavi (pt. 2)
44Peccavi (pt. 3)
45Peccavi (pt. 4)
46Peccavi (pt. 5)
47At Large (pt. 1)
48At Large (pt. 2)
49At Large (pt. 3)
50At Large (pt. 4)
VINTAGE BRITISH MYSTERIES – 6 Intriguing Brainteasers in One Premium Edition (Annotated)E. W. Hornung40h 11m$2 · $0.00
THE COMPLETE RAFFLES SERIES – 45+ Short Stories & A Novel in One Volume: The Amateur Cracksman, The Black Mask, A Thief in the Night, Mr. Justice Raffles, Mrs. Raffles, R. Holmes & Co. (Annotated)E. W. Hornung, John Kendrick Bangs32h 54m$2 · $0.00
RAFFLES, A GENTLEMAN-THIEF: 27 Adventure Tales in One Volume (Annotated)E. W. Hornung26h 17m$2 · $0.00
COLLECTOR'S EDITION – COMPLETE RAFFLES SERIES & SHERLOCK HOLMES ADVENTURES: 60+ Novels & Stories in One Volume (Mystery & Crime Classics) (Annotated)E. W. Hornung, Arthur Conan Doyle, John Kendrick Bangs44h 20m$2 · $0.00
A Thief in the Night: Further adventures of A. J. Raffles, Cricketer and CracksmanE. W. Hornung2h 59m$2 · $0.00
The Shadow of the RopeE. W. Hornung7h 17m$2 · $0.00
Dead Men Tell No TalesE. W. Hornung6h 37m$2 · $0.00
The Amateur CracksmanE. W. Hornung3h 57m$2 · $0.00
A Thief in the Night: A Book of Raffles' AdventuresE. W. Hornung4h 47m$2 · $0.00
E. W. HORNUNG Ultimate Collection – 19 Novels & 40+ Short Stories, Including War Poems and MemoirsE. W. Hornung201h 36m$1 · $0.00
Mr. Justice RafflesE. W. Hornung7h 11m$2 · $0.00
The Thousandth WomanE. W. Hornung2h 21m$2 · $0.00
At LargeE. W. Hornung9h 10m$2 · $0.00
The Camera FiendE. W. Hornung8h 38m$1 · $0.00
Witching HillE. W. Hornung6h 10m$2 · $0.00
The Boss of TaroombaE. W. Hornung4h 4m$2 · $0.00
Charles ReadeE. W. Hornung1h 34m$2 · $0.00
The Ballad of Ensign JoyE. W. Hornung30m$2 · $0.00
A Bride from the BushE. W. Hornung3h 59m$2 · $0.00
Unfinished BusinessBlair Howard7h 17m$23
The New Human Revolution, vol. 1Daisaku Ikeda7h 46m$12 · $0.00
Meddlesome MoneyMildred Abbott8h 21m$20
Dark RisingJeffrey Wilson, Brian Andrews13h 47m$27
Midnight ShadowsS.E. Smith5h 40m$17
CollateralBrian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson13h 8m$23
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Animal 3K’wan6h 33m$20
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No Sin UnpunishedLynDee Walker7h 43m$17
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