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)
Enriched Edition. The Adventures of A. J. Raffles, A Gentleman-Thief & Crime Tales of the Amateur Cracksman's FamilyBy E. W. Hornung, John Kendrick Bangs
Length32h 53m
About this audiobook
This omnibus gathers the complete Raffles corpus—more than forty-five short stories and a novel—alongside comic afterlives that extend and parody the gentleman-thief tradition. Moving between crime fiction, adventure tale, social satire, and Edwardian moral ambiguity, the volume traces the evolution of A. J. Raffles from elegant amateur cracksman to enduring literary archetype. Standout sequences such as The Amateur Cracksman, The Black Mask, A Thief in the Night, and Mr. Justice Raffles reveal a world where sport, class performance, and criminal ingenuity intersect. The collection brings together E. W. Hornung's fin-de-siècle inversion of the detective story and John Kendrick Bangs's American comic engagements with popular crime and detection. Emerging from the same literary culture that produced Sherlock Holmes, imperial adventure, and magazine serial fiction, these works illuminate the period's fascination with disguise, urban modernity, and the unstable boundary between heroism and transgression. Their contrasting tones—melancholy, ironic, farcical, and self-consciously literary—deepen the anthology's historical resonance. Readers interested in classic crime, Victorian and Edwardian culture, or literary parody will find this volume especially rewarding. It offers a rare opportunity to follow a character type across genres and national styles, while observing how imitation, satire, and sequel reshape a popular myth. As a single-volume archive, it invites study, pleasure, and lively comparison.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- An Introduction draws the threads together, discussing why these diverse authors and texts belong in one collection.
- Historical Context explores the cultural and intellectual currents that shaped these works, offering insight into the shared (or contrasting) eras that influenced each writer.
- A combined Synopsis (Selection) briefly outlines the key plots or arguments of the included pieces, helping readers grasp the anthology's overall scope without giving away essential twists.
- A collective Analysis highlights common themes, stylistic variations, and significant crossovers in tone and technique, tying together writers from different backgrounds.
- Reflection questions encourage readers to compare the different voices and perspectives within the collection, fostering a richer understanding of the overarching conversation.
Audiobook details
GenreMystery and Thriller
Length32 hrs 53 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 13, 2016
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Introduction
3Historical Context
4Synopsis (Selection)
5THE ORIGINAL SERIES by E. W. HORNUNG
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6The Amateur Cracksman (pt. 1)
7The Amateur Cracksman (pt. 2)
8The Amateur Cracksman (pt. 3)
9The Black Mask; or, Raffles: Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman (pt. 1)
10The Black Mask; or, Raffles: Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman (pt. 2)
11The Black Mask; or, Raffles: Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman (pt. 3)
12A Thief in The Night: Further Adventures of A. J. Raffles, Cricketer and Cracksman (pt. 1)
13A Thief in The Night: Further Adventures of A. J. Raffles, Cricketer and Cracksman (pt. 2)
14A Thief in The Night: Further Adventures of A. J. Raffles, Cricketer and Cracksman (pt. 3)
15Mr. Justice Raffles (pt. 1)
16Mr. Justice Raffles (pt. 2)
17Mr. Justice Raffles (pt. 3)
18THE SEQUELS TO THE ORIGINAL SERIES by JOHN KENDRICK BANGS
19Mrs. Raffles: Being the Adventures of an Amateur Crackswoman (pt. 1)
20Mrs. Raffles: Being the Adventures of an Amateur Crackswoman (pt. 2)
21R. Holmes and Co.: Being the Remarkable Adventures of Raffles Holmes, Esq., Detective and Amateur Cracksman by Birth (pt. 1)
22R. Holmes and Co.: Being the Remarkable Adventures of Raffles Holmes, Esq., Detective and Amateur Cracksman by Birth (pt. 2)
23Analysis
24Reflection
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