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E.W. Hornung

Born

in Middlesbrough, The United Kingdom

June 07, 1866

Died

March 22, 1921

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Ernest William Hornung known as Willie, was an English author, most famous for writing the Raffles series of novels about a gentleman thief in late Victorian London.

In addition to his novels and short stories Hornung wrote some war verse, and a play based on the Raffles stories was produced successfully. He was much interested in cricket, and was "a man of large and generous nature, a delightful companion and conversationalist". ...more

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	Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman (A.J. Raffles, The Gentleman Thief #1) 3.58 avg rating — 2,372 ratings — published 1898 — 779 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Raffles: Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman 3.74 avg rating — 447 ratings — published 1901 — 275 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Thief in the Night 3.72 avg rating — 379 ratings — published 1905 — 42 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Complete Short Stories of Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman 3.96 avg rating — 136 ratings — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Complete Raffles Collection 3.80 avg rating — 137 ratings — published 1984 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dead Men Tell No Tales 3.13 avg rating — 136 ratings — published 1899 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Raffles Megapack: The Complete Tales of the Amateur Cracksman, Plus Pastiches and Continuations by E.W. Hornung, John Kendrick Bangs 3.92 avg rating — 79 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Complete Raffles: 1-The Amateur Cracksman & the Black Mask 3.67 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 2014 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Shadow of the Rope 3.55 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 1902 — 266 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Witching Hill 3.39 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 1913 — 82 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Money lost -- little lost. Honour lost -- much lost. Pluck lost -- all lost.”
― E. W. Hornung, Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman

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“I like accuracy for its own sake, strive after it myself, and am sometimes guilty of forcing it upon others.
-Bunny”
― E.W. Hornung, A Thief in the Night

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“I was afraid I wrote neither well enough nor ill enough for success.”
― E.W. Hornung, Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman

tags: success, writing, writing-process

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