E. W. Hornung

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Literary Fiction

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E. W. Hornung - Peccavi

How does a man who as committed a heavy sin — not a crime, but a sin with terrible consequences — atone for his behaviour? What if the man is a priest of the Church of England? That is the central question of E. W....

Nicholas Clifford 11 hours 11 minutes

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Crime & Mystery Fiction

447

E. W. Hornung - Witching Hill

The adventures of two young men, which may or may not have to do with the supernatural. — Summary by Nicholas Clifford

Nicholas Clifford 5 hours 56 minutes

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Notes of a Camp Follower on the Western Front

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E. W. Hornung - Notes of a Camp Follower on the Western Front

In 1915 Oscar Hornung, son of the famous author E W Hornung, was killed at Ypres after less than a year as a soldier in Flanders. He was only 20. Two years later E W Hornung volunteered to help run one of the YMCA...

Clive Catterall 5 hours 33 minutes

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Crime & Mystery Fiction

430

E. W. Hornung - Camera Fiend

A London schoolboy playing hooky is drawn in to the clutches of a creature evil beyond imagining.(summary by Judi Mason)

Judi Mason 7 hours 46 minutes

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Detective Fiction

444

E. W. Hornung - Thousandth Woman

E. W. Hornung was an English author and poet best known for writing the A. J. Raffles series of stories about a gentleman thief in late 19th-century London. Some of Hornung's novels, including The Thousandth Woman,...

Lee Smalley 3 hours 19 minutes

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Crime & Mystery Fiction

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E. W. Hornung - Shadow of a Man

Set in rural Australia, this mystery novel follows a pair of newlyweds who are determined to make their improbable marriage work, no matter the odds. But little do they know exactly how high the odds are stacked...

Brendan Nelson-Weiss and 11 more 3 hours 50 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

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E. W. Hornung - Thief in the Night

Gentleman thief A.J. Raffles burgles his way through a series of homes in late Victorian England. A Thief in the Night is a short story collection and Hornung's third book in the Raffles series. (Summary by Cathy...

Cate Barratt 5 hours 21 minutes Arthur J. Raffles

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Action & Adventure Fiction

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E. W. Hornung - Mr. Justice Raffles

A. J. Raffles is a British gentleman thief of some renown who, in this, the hero's final adventure, ironically demonstrates a sense of morality by teaching a London East End loan shark a lesson. The book was later...

Cate Barratt 5 hours 28 minutes Arthur J. Raffles

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General Fiction

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E. W. Hornung - Shadow of the Rope

Rachel Minchin stands in the dock, accused of murdering the dissolute husband she was preparing to leave. The trial is sensational, and public opinion vehemently and almost universally against her. When the jury...

Jacquerie 8 hours 15 minutes

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Short Stories

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E. W. Hornung - Thief in the Night - Version 2

A Thief in the Night is a 1905 collection of short stories by Ernest William Hornung, featuring his popular character A. J. Raffles. It was the third book in the series, and the final collection of short stories. In...

Kristin Hughes and 4 more 6 hours 11 minutes

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Detective Fiction

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E. W. Hornung - Dead Men Tell No Tales

Ernest William Hornung (June 7, 1866 – March 22, 1921) was an English author. Hornung was the third son of John Peter Hornung, a Hungarian, and was born in Middlesbrough. He was educated at Uppingham during some of...

Cori Samuel and 11 more 6 hours 10 minutes

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Raffles, Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman

Action & Adventure Fiction

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E. W. Hornung - Raffles, Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman

Raffles, Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman (also published as The Black Mask ) is the second collection of stories in the Raffles series. After the dark turn of events at the end of The Gift of the...

Kristin Hughes 5 hours 39 minutes

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Stolen Bacillus and other stories H. G. Wells

Eight Keys to Eden Mark Clifton

Songs of Innocence and Experience (version 2) William Blake

Russian Realities and Problems: Lectures delivered at Cambridge in August 1916

Short Story Collection Vol. 081

Around the World with the Children Frank G. Carpenter

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