E. W. Hornung
Ernest
William Hornung (1866-1921)
was an English author and poet, best known for his character A.J. Raffles, the
gentleman thief.
Though
fairly popular, the First World War brought an end to Hornung’s fictional
output. He published two collections of poetry during the war, and then,
afterwards, one further volume of verse and an account of his time spent in
France, Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front. He fell ill from
influenza and died on 22 March 1921, aged 54.
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Dead Men Tell No Tales
- By: E. W. Hornung
- Narrator: John Rayburn
- Length: 6 hours 10 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2023
- Language: English
This is a story of what could and often did happen during a gold rush to Australia in 1851.
Nothing is so easy as falling in love on a long sea voyage, except falling out of love. Especially was this the case in the days when the wooden clippers did... Read more
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