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The Amateur Cracksman by E. W. Hornung

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The Amateur Cracksman
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Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
ISBN/ASIN: 8132033558

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The first in a series of books of the anti-hero, Raffles, a gentleman and a cricket player, who supports himself by carrying out ingenious burglaries. Told a la Sherlock Holmes stories, by Raffles' friend, with a good sense of humor.

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