E. W. Hornung

Witching Hill (eBook, ePUB)

"But I modified my remark about the ancestral acres-and made it worse"

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Produktbeschreibung

Ernest William Hornung was born in Middlesbrough, England on 7th June 1866, the third son and youngest of eight children.

Although spending most of his life in England and France he spent two years in Australia from 1884 and that experience was to colour and influence much of his written works.

His most famous character A. J. Raffles, 'the gentleman thief', was published first in Cassell's Magazine during 1898 and was to make him famous across the world as the new century dawned.

Hornung also wrote several stage plays and was a gifted poet.

Spending time with the troops in WWI he published Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front during 1919, a detailed account of his time there. This was especially close to his heart as his son, and only child, was killed at the Second Battle of Ypres on 6th July 1915.

Ernest William Hornung died in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, in the south of France on 22nd March 1921.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Copyright Group
• Seitenzahl: 107
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Juni 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781787800205
• Artikelnr.: 52973417

Autorenporträt

E. W. Hornung (Ernest William Hornung) (1866-1921) was a British author best known for creating the character A. J. Raffles, a gentleman thief who became one of the most iconic figures in crime fiction. Born in Middlesbrough, England, Hornung was the youngest of eight children in a family with strong literary ties; he was the brother-in-law of Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes. Hornung's early life was marked by a move to Australia, where he spent several years working and exploring the outback. This experience deeply influenced his writing, as seen in novels like The Boss of Taroomba, which vividly depict the challenges and adventures of life in the Australian frontier. Although Hornung is primarily celebrated for his Raffles stories, which cleverly subvert the detective genre popularized by Doyle, his works also include poetry, short stories, and other novels that explore themes of crime, morality, and social dynamics. Hornung's writing is characterized by a keen understanding of human nature and a flair for crafting engaging narratives with complex characters. His contributions to crime fiction and adventure literature have left a lasting legacy, making him a significant figure in early 20th-century literature.