Project Gutenberg 2021-06-23 Public domain in the USA. 113 Matull, Kurt 1872 1920 Wangemann, Eduard Carl Otto Blankensee, Theo von 1881 1928 Blank, Matthias Bakensee, Theo Blakensee, Theo von Blakensee, Theo Roloff, Alfred Gustav Christian 1879 1951 Lord Lister No. 0001: De Groote Onbekende The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg "Lord Lister No. 0001: De Groote Onbekende" by Kurt Matull and Theo von Blankensee is a fictional novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the infamous character John Raffles, a clever and elusive thief, within the bustling streets of London. The narrative introduces Raffles as he cunningly outsmarts various charlatans, including a wealthy bank manager named James Gordon and noblemen like Lord Lister. The opening portion of the novel sets the stage with Mr. Lukas Brown, a wealthy silk importer, who becomes increasingly anxious about the notorious Raffles, who has recently committed a major jewel heist. As Brown dismisses his assistant’s grudging admiration for Raffles, the plot swiftly unfolds when a fresh employee, Miss Walton, finds herself in a precarious situation with Brown. A mysterious stranger intervenes, saving her just as the narrative connects to Raffles, who is portrayed as both a criminal mastermind and a gentleman with a strange sense of morality. The opening establishes complex character dynamics and hints at Raffles's future escapades, foreshadowing a thrilling tale of deception and intrigue. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. nl Detective and mystery stories -- Periodicals Dime novels -- Periodicals PT Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels 188522 2025-07-26T06:20:12.355820 text/html 159195 2024-10-18T14:31:00 text/html 249681 2025-07-26T06:20:20.691770 application/epub+zip 261317 2025-07-26T06:20:15.438823 application/epub+zip 140781 2025-07-26T06:20:13.942797 application/epub+zip 428537 2025-07-26T06:20:23.633799 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 403119 2025-07-26T06:20:19.089824 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 192169 2022-09-29T14:45:12.601030 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 124887 2025-07-26T06:20:11.496853 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 104942 2024-10-18T14:31:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17661 2025-07-26T06:20:23.827751 application/rdf+xml 24571 2025-07-26T06:20:14.044805 image/jpeg 3725 2025-07-26T06:20:13.995805 image/jpeg 236277 2025-07-26T06:20:12.382829 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia de.wikipedia