RAFFLES, A GENTLEMAN-THIEF: 27 Adventure Tales in One Volume (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. The Amateur Cracksman, The Black Mask - Raffles: Further Adventures, A Thief in the Night & Mr. Justice RafflesBy E. W. Hornung
Length26h 17m
About this audiobook
RAFFLES, A GENTLEMAN-THIEF gathers the celebrated adventures of A. J. Raffles, the elegant cricketer and master burglar, with his loyal, morally troubled chronicler Bunny Manders. Written in polished late-Victorian prose, the tales blend drawing-room comedy, crime fiction, and imperial-era social satire. Hornung's great innovation is to reverse the moral geometry of detective fiction: where Sherlock Holmes restores order, Raffles exposes the hypocrisies of class, respectability, and gentlemanly honor. E. W. Hornung (1866–1921), an English writer and brother-in-law of Arthur Conan Doyle, knew intimately the literary world that had made the detective story fashionable. His experiences in Australia, his familiarity with sporting culture, and his acute sense of social performance helped shape Raffles as both outsider and insider: a public school gentleman whose charm conceals criminal brilliance. Hornung's creation reflects fascination with decadence, amateurism, and the unstable ethics of fin-de-siècle Britain. This volume is recommended for readers interested in classic crime, Victorian culture, and psychologically nuanced adventure fiction. Raffles remains irresistible because he is not merely a thief, but a critique of the society that admires him.
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, General Fiction
Length26 hrs 17 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 21, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
21The Wrong House
2Introduction
22The Knees of the Gods
3Historical Context
23A Thief in the Night
4Synopsis (Selection)
24Out of Paradise
5The Amateur Cracksman
25The Chest of Silver
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6The Ides of March
26The Rest Cure
7A Costume Piece
27The Criminologists' Club
8Gentlemen and Players
28The Field of Philippi
9Le Premier Pas
29A Bad Night
10Wilful Murder
30A Trap to Catch a Cracksman
11Nine Points of the Law
31The Spoils of Sacrilege
12The Return Match
32The Raffles Relics
13The Gift of the Emperor
33The Last Word
14The Black Mask; or, Raffles: Further Adventures
34Mr. Justice Raffles (pt. 1)
15No Sinecure
35Mr. Justice Raffles (pt. 2)
16A Jubilee Present
36Mr. Justice Raffles (pt. 3)
17The Fate of Faustina
37Analysis
18The Last Laugh
38Reflection
19To Catch a Thief
39Memorable Quotes
20An Old Flame
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