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E. W. Hornung

1866–1921 1 volume Mystery & Crime
A Thief in the Night — cover

The life

E. W. Hornung was an English writer and Conan Doyle's brother-in-law, who created Raffles, the gentleman burglar — deliberately inverting Holmes and Watson into a thief and his admiring accomplice. Doyle disapproved, thinking it dangerous to make a criminal the hero. Hornung spent two years in Australia as a young man for his asthma, and lost his only son at Ypres.

Paintings from these volumes
The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons, 16 October 1834
The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons, 16 October 1834 J. M. W. Turner
Abel de Pujol’s studio
Abel de Pujol’s studio Adrienne Marie Louise Grandpierre-Deverzy
Scène de carnaval, place de la Concorde
Scène de carnaval, place de la Concorde Eugène Lami
Bargaining for a Horse (Farmers Bargaining)
Bargaining for a Horse (Farmers Bargaining) William Sidney Mount
Transport de nuit, au Gros-Caillou, des cadavres non reconnus à la morgue, après les journées de juillet 1830, quai du Marché-Neuf
Transport de nuit, au Gros-Caillou, des cadavres non reconnus à la morgue, après les journées de juillet 1830, quai du Marché-Neuf Louis Alexandre Peron
Landscape with Chestnut Tree
Landscape with Chestnut Tree Peter De Wint
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A Thief in the Night — cover
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A Thief in the Night

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