| Author: | E. W. Hornung | ISBN: | 9781775415121 |
| Publisher: | The Floating Press | Publication: | June 1, 2009 |
| Imprint: | The Floating Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | E. W. Hornung |
| ISBN: | 9781775415121 |
| Publisher: | The Floating Press |
| Publication: | June 1, 2009 |
| Imprint: | The Floating Press |
| Language: | English |
First published in 1909, A Thief in the Night is the first novel detailing the exploits and intrigues of gentleman thief A. J. Raffles in late Victorian England. The novel is a darker work than the three preceding short story collections (The Amateur Cracksman, The Black Mask and A Thief in the Night.) In it a more cynical Raffles finds a corrupt moneylender, Mister Brigstock, is entrapping the young sons of the wealthy with exorbitant interest on his loans, and its up to Raffles to teach him a lesson.
First published in 1909, A Thief in the Night is the first novel detailing the exploits and intrigues of gentleman thief A. J. Raffles in late Victorian England. The novel is a darker work than the three preceding short story collections (The Amateur Cracksman, The Black Mask and A Thief in the Night.) In it a more cynical Raffles finds a corrupt moneylender, Mister Brigstock, is entrapping the young sons of the wealthy with exorbitant interest on his loans, and its up to Raffles to teach him a lesson.
