![]() ![]() ![]() Richard Lancelyn Green points out that Raffles shares his first name with Conan Doyle and with Hornung's son, Arthur Oscar Hornung. It has been suggested that Raffles's name may have been inspired by the title of Doyle's 1891 novel The Doings of Raffles Haw. ![]() 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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