The Amateur Cracksman vs The Black Mask: Further Adventure of the Amateur Cracksman: Which Should You Read?

The Amateur Cracksman E. W. Hornung · 1899 ★★★★☆ 3.6 234 pages · ≈ 4 h 20 m · Demanding

“It was half-past twelve when I returned to the Albany as a last desperate resort.”

First published in 1899, The Amateur Cracksman was the first collection of stories detailing the exploits and intrigues of gentleman thief A. J. Raffles in late Victorian England. Raffles was E. W. Hornung's most famous…

The Black Mask: Further Adventure of the Amateur Cracksman E. W. Hornung · 1975 186 pages · ≈ 3 h 27 m · Challenging

First published in 1901, The Black Mask is the second collection of stories detailing the exploits and intrigues of gentleman thief A. J. Raffles in late Victorian London. Raffles was E. W. Hornung's most famous…