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A Thief in the Night

by E. W. Hornung

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Plain English
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Free

About the book

"A Thief in the Night: A Book of Raffles' Adventures" by E. W. Hornung is a collection of short stories published in 1905. The third book featuring gentleman thief A. J. Raffles, it chronicles burglaries and close calls in late Victorian England, narrated by his accomplice Bunny Manders. The stories span different points in their criminal careers, from respectable gentlemen at the Albany to fugitives with ruined reputations, culminating in encounters with Scotland Yard and surprising revelations about Raffles's hidden acts of kindness.

  • Raffles (Fictitious character)
  • Criminals

Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #2098. A Thief in the Night on Wikipedia.

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