![]() ![]() Hornung was inspired by the Sherlock Holmes stories of his brother-in-law, Arthur Conan Doyle and dedicated The Amateur Cracksman to Doyle: "To A. Raffles's adventures have been adapted across various media, the character played by a number of popular actors including John Barrymore and David Niven. Raffles is an expert thief and like Holmes, he is a master of disguise. Watson to chronicle his adventures, Raffles has Harry "Bunny" Manders – a former schoolmate saved from disgrace by Raffles, whom Raffles persuaded to accompany him on a burglary. He is called the "Amateur Cracksman" and often, at first, differentiates between him and the "professors" – professional criminals from the lower classes.Īs Holmes has Dr. Raffles is, in many ways, an inversion of Holmes – he is a " gentleman thief", living at the Albany, a prestigious address in London, playing cricket as a gentleman (or " amateur") for the Gentlemen of England and supporting himself by carrying out ingenious burglaries. Hornung, brother-in-law of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes. Raffles) is a fictional character created in 1898 by E. Raffles (right) lock-picking with Bunny's assistance, by John H. ![]()
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