Project Gutenberg 1996-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 217 Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William) 1866 1921 Hornung, Ernest William Hornung, E.W. The Amateur Cracksman Produced by Judith Boss. HTML version by Al Haines. "The Amateur Cracksman" by E. W. Hornung is a collection of short stories written during the late 19th century. The narrative revolves around A.J. Raffles, a gentleman thief with a charm that masks his cunning and audacity, and his friend Bunny Manders, who becomes unwittingly embroiled in Raffles's world of crime and adventure. The book explores themes of morality within the context of crime, friendship, and the duality of Raffles's character—a dashing rogue, yet also a figure of fascination. The opening of the book introduces a tense and emotional scene between Bunny and Raffles, where Bunny, after losing his money in a gambling game, seeks the aid of his old schoolmate. He finds Raffles in a state of apparent leisure but realizes the nature of their relationship is about to change drastically. As Bunny reveals his financial despair, Raffles showcases his aloof charisma but gradually becomes intrigued by Bunny’s distress. In a moment of desperation, Bunny contemplates suicide, prompting Raffles to consider helping him out of their mutual predicament. Their ensuing conversation reveals Raffles's deeper motives and sets the stage for their collaboration in criminal activities, showcasing the thrilling dynamics of their partnership. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en England -- Fiction Detective and mystery stories, English Criminals -- Fiction Raffles (Fictitious character) -- Fiction PR Text Crime Fiction Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 331796 329828 2024-09-01T06:58:32.483618 2023-10-01T06:32:24.108141 text/html text/html 326030 2021-10-23T12:29:08 text/html 174251 2024-09-01T06:58:38.194583 application/epub+zip 178625 2024-09-01T06:58:33.790603 application/epub+zip 178625 2024-09-01T06:58:32.982593 application/epub+zip 329685 2024-09-01T06:58:41.494565 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317709 2024-09-01T06:58:37.674604 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317463 2022-09-01T07:43:36.283479 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 307642 307607 2024-09-01T06:58:31.640629 2023-10-01T06:32:23.424135 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 307580 2021-10-23T10:20:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19180 2024-09-01T06:58:41.628547 application/rdf+xml 12973 2024-09-01T06:58:33.333604 image/jpeg 3422 2024-09-01T06:58:33.155594 image/jpeg 123789 2021-10-23T12:29:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 121230 2021-10-23T12:29:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 172685 2024-09-01T06:58:32.513611 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia