The Amateur Cracksman - Softcover

Ernest William Hornung English writer Ernest William Hornung (1866 –1921) was an author and poet known for his A. J. Raffles stories about a gentleman thief in late 19th-century. He lived in Sydney for a time and drew on his Australian experiences as a background for his writing. In 1898, he wrote "In the Chains of Crime", which introduced Raffles and Bunny Manders, based in part on Oscar Wilde and his lover, Lord Alfred Douglas, and in part on Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, created by his brother-in-law, Arthur Conan Doyle.