A Costume Piece, E. W. Hornung
A Costume Piece, E. W. Hornung
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A Costume Piece
A Raffles Mystery

Author: E. W. Hornung

Narrator: Cathy Dobson

Unabridged: 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/30/2015


Synopsis

Ernest William Hornung (1866-1921) was an English writer best known for tales of the gentleman thief A. J. Raffles and his sidekick, Bunny Manders in late 19th-century London. These two characters are thought to have been in part based on his friends Oscar Wilde and his lover, Lord Alfred Douglas, and also on Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

In A Costume Piece Raffles is determined to steal the purple diamonds which are worn ostentatiously be the wealthy society bully Reuben Rosenthal. It will be one of the toughest tasks Raffles has ever set himself, not least because the millionaire is armed and dangerous.

But Raffles comes up with a cunning plan, although he is initially reluctant to share his scheme with the loyal Bunny Manders...which leads to a near fatal mistake.

About E. W. Hornung

Ernest
William Hornung (1866-1921)
was an English author and poet, best known for his character A.J. Raffles, the
gentleman thief.Though
fairly popular, the First World War brought an end to Hornung's fictional
output. He published two collections of poetry during the war, and then,
afterwards, one further volume of verse and an account of his time spent in
France, Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front. He fell ill from
influenza and died on 22 March 1921, aged 54.


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