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Hornung's prose is widely admired for its lucid, simple style. Oliver Edwards, writing in The Times, considered that'not the least attractive part of the Raffles books is the simple, plain, unaffected language in which each one of them is written'. The obituarist in the same newspaper agrees, and thinks Hornung had'a power of good and clear description and a talent for mystery and surprise'This selection chosen by the critic August Nemo contains the following stories: - The Idles of March - A Costume Piece - Gentlemen and Players - Le Premier Pas - Wilful Murder - Nine Points of the Law - The Return Match

Born in England, author Ernest William Hornung traveled to Australia as a teenager to improve his failing health. Once there, he found himself charmed by the region's cultural quirks and went on to use Australia as a setting for many of his most popular novels. In Tiny Luttrell, a young woman from Australia struggles to navigate the foreign culture of England -- and to choose between a pair of suitors.

Includes the First World War Illustrations Pack – 73 battle plans and diagrams and 198 photosE. W. Hornung was a noted English author who wrote around the turn of the Twentieth Century, his most famous creation being the Gentleman Thief, Raffles. During the later years of the First World War (1917-1918), the author visited the military camps of the British army. He was particularly struck by the character of the soldiers in their moments of brief repose out of the firing line and decided to write a semi-fictionalized account of the camps. This volume ‘Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front'is that account; gripping, emotive and lucid, Hornung's clear style and vivid eye of detail recreates the British troops that fought in Flanders Fields.

Straying from the mystery fiction that propelled him to literary acclaim, E. W. Hornung produces a gripping action-adventure yarn in Denis Dent. Set in Australia, the novel skillfully weaves elements of romance, exploration, war, and death-defying bravery into a satisfying whole.

Once a beloved clergymen and pillar of the quaint village community that he served, Robert Carlton has fallen upon hard times, brought to his knees by an unspeakable tragedy that soon spirals into a scandal. Cast out of his ecclesiastical role, Carlton is forced to learn how to fend for himself, as none of his former flock will have anything to do with him. Will he redeem himself and rise again from the ashes of his besmirched reputation?

A mysterious stranger appears at a secluded compound in the Australian outback. Gallant and sophisticated, it is clear that his past is at odds with his current situation. Where did he come from, and why has he condemned himself to such a primitive existence? Find out in E. W. Hornung's thrilling Stingaree.

A marvelous adventure story with plenty of twists and turns! The writing is great, and the plot moves quickly with plenty of hair-raising danger. Hornung is a master at painting lovable scoundrels and villains that you love to the point where you actually want them to succeed in their crimes and escape the police! Excellent characters balanced on the sides of good and evil!

This fast-paced page-turner from E. W. Hornung has something for every reader: a juicy murder mystery, a tender romance, charming local color, a critique of Victorian social mores, around-the-world adventures, and much more. The plot twists come at a breakneck pace, so don't blink or you might miss a crucial clue!