Raffles - Hornung, E. W.
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Raffles, Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman was also published as The Black Mask. After the dark turn of events at the end of The Gift of the Emperor, Bunny's done his time and without Raffles is a struggling ex-convict. But things often take a turn for the better if you continue to work and that is just what happens. Upon taking a position as a male nurse Bunny is expectantly reunited with his old friend, in a most surprising way.

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Raffles, Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman was also published as The Black Mask. After the dark turn of events at the end of The Gift of the Emperor, Bunny's done his time and without Raffles is a struggling ex-convict. But things often take a turn for the better if you continue to work and that is just what happens. Upon taking a position as a male nurse Bunny is expectantly reunited with his old friend, in a most surprising way.
Autorenporträt
Author and poet Ernest William Hornung was born on June 7, 1866, in Marton, Middlesbrough. Hornung was given the nickname Willie at a young age. The A. J. Raffles series of tales, which center on a gentleman burglar in late 19th-century London, is what made him most famous. His friends Lord Alfred Douglas and Oscar Wilde, as well as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, served as inspiration for several of the characters. In 1898, he published ""In the Chains of Crime,"" which introduced Bunny Manders and Raffles. In 1899, the collection of Raffles' short stories was published as a book for sale. In addition to his Raffles tales, Hornung was a prolific fiction author who produced a large number of works between 1890 and 1914. He wrote a lot when he was in France; his son, Oscar, was killed at the Second Battle of Ypres in July 1915. The strain of his wartime duties significantly deteriorated Hornung's already poor constitution. On the train, he had a chill that developed into influenza and pneumonia, which led to his death on March 22, 1921, at the age of 54. In the south of France, in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, he was laid to rest.