Project Gutenberg 1996-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 446 Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William) 1866 1921 Hornung, Ernest William Hornung, E.W. Hornung, Ernesto G. E. W. H. H., E. W. The Amateur Cracksman Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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.) Reading ease score: 81.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en England -- Fiction Detective and mystery stories, English Criminals -- Fiction Raffles (Fictitious character) -- Fiction PR Text Crime Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: British Literature 331602 2025-07-03T10:00:28.893007 text/html 306100 2025-07-03T08:23:30 text/html 195173 2025-07-03T10:00:43.051942 application/epub+zip 199169 2025-07-03T10:00:35.549923 application/epub+zip 199169 2025-07-03T10:00:31.123992 application/epub+zip 355745 2025-07-03T10:00:49.633841 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 344335 2025-07-03T10:00:42.430896 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317463 2022-09-01T07:43:36.283479 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 307542 2025-07-03T10:00:28.051968 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 287785 2025-07-03T08:23:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21341 2025-07-03T10:00:49.764832 application/rdf+xml 12928 2025-07-03T10:00:34.989915 image/jpeg 3411 2025-07-03T10:00:34.741926 image/jpeg 191646 2025-07-03T10:00:28.919997 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