No Hero Revised Edition of Original Version |
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Author:
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Series title: | Classics to Go Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-3-95676-671-8 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2015 |
Publisher: | Liese, Andreas. OUTSIDE THE BOX
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $1.99 |
Book Description:
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Ernest William Hornung (7 June 1866 - 22 March 1921) was an eng author and poet known for writing the A. J. Raffles series of stories about a gentleman thief in late 19th-century London. Hornung was educated at Uppingham School; as a result of poor health he left the school in December 1883 to travel to Sydney, where he stayed for two years. He drew on his Australian experiences as a background when he began writing, initially short stories and later novels.After Hornung spent time in...
More DescriptionErnest William Hornung (7 June 1866 - 22 March 1921) was an eng author and poet known for writing the A. J. Raffles series of stories about a gentleman thief in late 19th-century London. Hornung was educated at Uppingham School; as a result of poor health he left the school in December 1883 to travel to Sydney, where he stayed for two years. He drew on his Australian experiences as a background when he began writing, initially short stories and later novels.After Hornung spent time in the trenches with the troops in France, he published Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front in 1919, a detailed account of his time there. His other works include: Dead Men Tell No Tales (1899), The Black Mask (1901), No Hero (1903), A Thief in the Night: A Book of Raffles' Adventures (1905) and Mr. Justice Raffles (1909).