Amateur Cracksman, The

By Hornung, E. W.

Book Id: WPLBN0002952391
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File Size: 156.24 MB
Reproduction Date: 2006

Title:	Amateur Cracksman, The
Author:	Hornung, E. W.
Volume:
Language:	English
Subject:	Fiction, Adventure, Mystery
Collections:	Audio Books Collection, Amateur Cracksman, The
Historic Publication Date:	1899
Publisher:	LibriVox Audio Books


Citation APA MLA Chicago W. Hornun, B. E. (1899). Amateur Cracksman, The. Retrieved from http://www.self.gutenberg.org/

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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?- A. J. Raffles, The Ides of March.

The Amateur Cracksman is the first collection of stories about A. J. Raffles, gentleman, cricketer, and thief. After stopping his old school friend, Bunny Manders, from a desperate attempt at suicide, Raffles introduces the unsuspecting Bunny to a new way of earning a living, burglary. Though frequently horrified by Raffles's actions, the conscience-stricken Bunny stands by him through all their adventures, firm to his promise, When you want me, I'm your man! (Summary by Kristin Hughes)

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Electronic recorded live performance of a reading

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Adventure, Mystery