E.W, Hornung (1866 - 1921) wrote a host of short stories and novels and, especially in his later life, some very striking poetry. Above all else, however, he is remembered as the creator of a larger-than-life character called A.J. Raffles, a charming ex-public school man, who played cricket by day and burgled by night.

This little book, however, is a compilation of virtually everything that he produced over a period of almost forty years that was NOT fiction, although some scraps of poetry are now published for the very first time and there are unmistakable elements of fiction in at least one of the articles. A Journal of his voyage to Australia in 1884, and details of what he did when he got there, are among the treats in store. Also included are the texts of a couple of interviews with Hornung, in one of which he reveals the intriguing manner in which Raffles evolved. There are, in all, twenty-four items, most of them supplemented with introductory insights.

The compilation has been made by Peter Rowland, Hornung's biographer, and it is hoped that the reader will find these items both entertaining and interesting. (For more information about both individuals, see www.peterrowland.org.uk.).

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