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- A.J. Raffles, fictional character, a charming thief who was originally featured in a series of short stories by E.W. Hornung that appeared in the Strand and other popular British magazines beginning in the late 1880s. The Raffles stories are narrated by his accomplice and former schoolmate Bunny Manders.
Arthur J. Raffles (usually called A. J. Raffles) is a fictional character created in 1898 by E. W. Hornung, brother-in-law of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes.
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A.J. Raffles, fictional character, a charming thief who was originally featured in a series of short stories by E.W. Hornung that appeared in the Strand and other popular British magazines beginning in the late 1880s. The Raffles stories are narrated by his accomplice and former schoolmate Bunny.
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A. J. Raffles is a British fictional character – a cricketer and gentleman thief – created by E. W. Hornung. Between 1898 and 1909, Hornung wrote a series of 26 short stories, two plays, and a novel about Raffles and his fictional chronicler, Harry "Bunny" Manders .
A.J. Raffles, The Gentleman Thief Series by E.W. Hornung. 4 primary works • 9 total works. Arthur J. Raffles is a character created in the 1890s by E. W. Hornung, a brother-in-law to Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes.
Jun 11, 2023 · Raffles, the perpetual houseguest, mingles with the upper class but is, in fact, a jewel thief-a master cracksman who makes his living by stealing from his wealthy acquaintances. His adventures are detailed by his friend (his Watson), Bunny Manders, a struggling journalist who first met the young Raffles while they were at school together.
A J Raffles is ex-public school who has a flat in Picadilly. He seems to live in evening clothes, and exists on a diet of Scotch whisky, Sullivan & Powell Turkish cigarettes, and coffee. He is a cricket all-rounder who plays for England.
Starring Jeremy Clyde as AJ Raffles, Michael Cochrane as Bunny Manders, Christopher Benjamin as Colonel Crutchley, Laurence Payne as the Porter and Norman Bird as the Cabby. EW Hornung's Raffles stories about the 'gentleman thief' dramatised by David Buck.
