Produced by David Widger
INDEX OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG
WORKS OF
E. W. (Ernest William) HORNUNG
Compiled by David Widger
CONTENTS
## THE AMATEUR CRACKSMAN
## RAFFLES
## DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES
## A THIEF IN THE NIGHT
## MR. JUSTICE RAFFLES
## NO HERO
## THE SHADOW OF THE ROPE
## STINGAREE
## THE CAMERA FIEND
## A THIEF IN THE NIGHT
## THE SHADOW OF A MAN
## WITCHING HILL
## AT LARGE
## PECCAVI
## THE THOUSANDTH WOMAN
## TINY LUTTRELL
## MY LORD DUKE
## THE CRIME DOCTOR
## DENIS DENT
## A BRIDE FROM THE BUSH
## THE BOSS OF TAROOMBA
## YOUNG
## SOME PERSONS UNKNOWN
## FATHERS OF MEN
THE BALLAD OF ENSIGN JOY
## THE YOUNG GUARD
## THE UNBIDDEN GUEST
TABLES OF CONTENTS OF VOLUMES
THE AMATEUR CRACKSMAN
By E. W. Hornung
CONTENTS
THE IDES OF MARCH
A COSTUME PIECE
GENTLEMEN AND PLAYERS
LE PREMIER PAS
WILFUL MURDER
NINE POINTS OF THE LAW
THE RETURN MATCH
THE GIFT OF THE EMPEROR
RAFFLES
FURTHER ADVENTURES OF THE AMATEUR CRACKSMAN
E. W. Hornung
CONTENTS
NO SINECURE
A JUBILEE PRESENT
THE FATE OF FAUSTINA
THE LAST LAUGH
TO CATCH A THIEF
AN OLD FLAME
THE WRONG HOUSE
THE KNEES OF THE GODS
DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES
By E. W. Hornung
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I. LOVE ON THE OCEAN
CHAPTER II. THE MYSTERIOUS CARGO
CHAPTER III. TO THE WATER'S EDGE
CHAPTER IV. THE SILENT SEA
CHAPTER V. MY REWARD
CHAPTER VI. THE SOLE SURVIVOR
CHAPTER VII. I FIND A FRIEND
CHAPTER VIII. A SMALL PRECAUTION
CHAPTER IX. MY CONVALESCENT HOME
CHAPTER X. WINE AND WEAKNESS
CHAPTER XI. I LIVE AGAIN
CHAPTER XII. MY LADY'S BIDDING
CHAPTER XIII. THE LONGEST DAY OF MY LIFE
CHAPTER XIV. IN THE GARDEN
CHAPTER XV. FIRST BLOOD
CHAPTER XVI. A DEADLOCK
CHAPTER XVII. THIEVES FALL OUT
CHAPTER XVIII. A MAN OF MANY MURDERS
CHAPTER XIX. MY GREAT HOUR
CHAPTER XX. THE STATEMENT OF FRANCIS RATTRAY
A THIEF IN THE NIGHT
E. W. Hornung
Contents
Out of Paradise
The Chest of Silver
The Rest Cure
The Criminologists' Club
The Field of Phillipi
A Bad Night
A Trap to Catch a Cracksman
The Spoils of Sacrilege
The Raffles Relics
The Last Word
MR. JUSTICE RAFFLES
By E.W. Hornung
1909
CONTENTS
MR. JUSTICE RAFFLES
CHAPTER I — An Inaugural Banquet
CHAPTER II — "His Own Familiar Friend"
CHAPTER III — Council of War
CHAPTER IV — "Our Mr. Shylock"
CHAPTER V — Thin Air
CHAPTER VI — Camilla Belsize
CHAPTER VII — In Which We Fail to Score
CHAPTER VIII — The State of the Case
CHAPTER IX — A Triple Alliance
CHAPTER X — "My Raffles Right or Wrong"
CHAPTER XI — A Dash in the Dark
CHAPTER XII — A Midsummer Night's Work
CHAPTER XIII — Knocked Out
CHAPTER XIV — Corpus Delicti
CHAPTER XV — Trial by Raffles
CHAPTER XVI — Watch and Ward
CHAPTER XVII — A Secret Service
CHAPTER XVIII — The Death of a Sinner
CHAPTER XIX — Apologia
NO HERO
By E.W. Hornung
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I A Plenipotentiary
CHAPTER II The Theatre of War
CHAPTER III First Blood
CHAPTER IV A Little Knowledge
CHAPTER V A Marked Woman
CHAPTER VI Out of Action
CHAPTER VII Second Fiddle
CHAPTER VIII Prayers and Parables
CHAPTER IX Sub Judice
CHAPTER X The Last Word
CHAPTER XI The Lion's Mouth
CHAPTER XII A Stern Chase
CHAPTER XIII Number Three
THE SHADOW OF THE ROPE
BY E.W. HORNUNG
ILLUSTRATED BY HARVEY T. DUNN
1906
CONTENTS
I. The End of Their Life
II. The Case for the Crown
III. Name and Nature
IV. The Man in the Train
V. The Man in the Street
VI. A Peripatetic Providence
VII. A Morning Call
VIII. The Dove and the Serpent
IX. A Change of Scene
X. A Slight Discrepancy
XI. Another New Friend
XII. Episode of the Invisible Visitor
XIII. The Australian Room
XIV. Battle Royal
XV. A Chance Encounter
XVI. A Match for Mrs. Venables
XVII. Friends in Need
XVIII. "They Which Were Bidden"
XIX. Rachel's Champion
XX. More Haste
XXI. Worse Speed
XXII. The Darkest Hour
XXIII. Dawn
XXIV. One Who Was Not Bidden
XXV. A Point to Langholm
XXVI. A Cardinal Point
XXVII. The Whole Truth
XXVIII. In the Matter of a Motive
STINGAREE
By E. W. Hornung
Illustrated By George W. Lambert
CONTENTS
Page
I. A Voice in the Wilderness 1
II. The Black Hole of Glenranald 32
III. "To the Vile Dust" 70
IV. A Bushranger at Bay 98
V. The Taking of Stingaree 121
VI. The Honor of the Road 144
VII. The Purification of Mulfera 168
VIII. A Duel in the Desert 190
IX. The Villain-Worshipper 215
X. The Moth and the Star 252
ILLUSTRATIONS
"My name's Stingaree!" Frontispiece
"Any message, young fellow?" 66
Mr. Kentish watched the little operation of "sticking up" without a word 98
The gray sergeant flung his arms round their prisoner 166
Stingaree toppled out of the saddle 198
The mare spun round, bucking as she spun 238
Stingaree knocked in vain 246
THE CAMERA FIEND
By E. W. Hornung
CONTENTS
A CONSCIENTIOUS ASS
A BOY ABOUT TOWN
HIS PEOPLE
A GRIM SAMARITAN
THE GLASS EYE
AN AWAKENING
BLOOD-GUILTY
POINTS OF VIEW
MR. EUGENE THRUSH
SECOND THOUGHTS
ON PAROLE
HUNTING WITH THE HOUNDS
BOY AND GIRL
BEFORE THE STORM
A LIKELY STORY
MALINGERING
ON THE TRACK OF THE TRUTH
A THIRD CASE
THE FOURTH CASE
WHAT THE THAMES GAVE UP
AFTER THE FAIR
THE SECRET OF THE CAMERA
A THIEF IN THE NIGHT
FURTHER ADVENTURES OF A. J. RAFFLES
CRICKETER AND CRACKSMAN
By E. W. Hornung
ILLUSTRATED BY CYRUS CUNEO
CONTENTS
Page
Out of Paradise 1
The Chest of Silver 32
The Rest Cure 58
The Criminologists' Club 88
The Field of Philippi 122
A Bad Night 156
A Trap to Catch a Cracksman 184
The Spoils of Sacrilege 216
The Raffles Relics 247
The Last Word 278
ILLUSTRATIONS
I think she must have seen us, even in the dim light Frontispiece
Facing Page
Raffles in the strong-room 54
It was the fire-eating and prison-inspecting colonel himself. He was ready for me, a revolver in his hand 76
Raffles was as excited as any of us now; he outstripped us all 106
He kept us laughing in his study until the chapel bells rang him out 152
The ragged trousers stripped from an evening pair 176
Down went the trap-door with a bang 232
No one can make out what this little thick velvet bag's for 260
THE SHADOW OF A MAN
By E. W. Hornung
CONTENTS
Page
I. The Belle of Toorak 1
II. Injury 14
III. Insult 28
IV. Bethune of the Hall 39
V. A Red Herring 58
VI. Below Zero 67
VII. A Cavalier 84
VIII. The Kind of Life 97
IX. Pax in Bello 120
X. The Truth by Inches 134
XI. Bethune v. Bethune 147
XII. An Escapade 166
XIII. Blind Man's Block 180
XIV. His Own Coin 196
XV. The Fact of the Matter 206
WITCHING HILL
By E. W. Hornung
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I UNHALLOWED GROUND
CHAPTER II THE HOUSE WITH RED BLINDS
CHAPTER III A VICIOUS CIRCLE
CHAPTER IV THE LOCAL COLOUR
CHAPTER V THE ANGEL OF LIFE
CHAPTER VI UNDER ARMS
CHAPTER VII THE LOCKED ROOM
CHAPTER VIII THE TEMPLE OF BACCHUS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
"You won't improve his chances by keeping anything back."
I saw a bedizened beauty go mad before my eyes.
I drove Delavoye before me.
A handsome, sinister creature, in a brown flowing wig and raiment as fine as any on the walls.
Trying to tug the fierce moustache out of his mild face.
A heavy blackthorn held in murderous poise.
His thin arms locked round the neck of the young nurse.
Delavoye fired over my head.
AT LARGE
E. W. Hornung
CONTENTS
A Nucleus of Fortune 1
Sundown 11
After Four Years 20
How Dick Came Home 28
The First Evening at Graysbrooke 41
Sisyphus 53
South Kensington 64
The Admirable Miles 72
A Dancing Lesson and its Consequences 86
An Old Friend and an Old Memory 98
Dressing, Dancing, Looking on 109
"To-Morrow, and To-Morrow, and To-Morrow" 123
In Bushey Park 132
Quits 152
The Morning After 163
Military Manœuvres 174
"Miles's Beggars" 185
Alice Speaks for Herself 196
Conterminous Courses 206
Strange Humility 216
An Altered Man 227
Extremities 234
The Effect of a Photograph 244
The Effect of a Song 256
Melmerbridge Church 271
At Bay 286
The Fatal Tress 296
The Effort 307
Elizabeth Ryan 313
Sweet Revenge 325
The Charity of Silence 333
Suspense: Reaction 343
How Dick Said Good-Bye 353
PECCAVI
By E. W. Hornung
CONTENTS
Chapter Page
I. Dust to Dust 1
II. The Chief Mourner 11
III. A Confession 18
IV. Midsummer Night 29
V. The Man Alone 45
VI. Fire 51
VII. The Sinner's Prayer 66
VIII. The Lord of the Manor 77
IX. A Duel Begins 89
X. The Letter of the Law 100
XI. Labour of Hercules 115
XII. A Fresh Discovery 125
XIII. Devices of a Castaway 131
XIV. The Last Resort 137
XV. His Own Lawyer 150
XVI. End of the Duel 162
XVII. Three Weeks and a Night 186
XVIII. The Night's Work 193
XIX. The First Winter 209
XX. The Way of Peace 230
XXI. At the Flint House 249
XXII. A Little Child 262
XXIII. Design and Accident 275
XXIV. Glamour and Rue 291
XXV. Signs of Change 306
XXVI. A Very Few Words 316
XXVII. An Escape 323
XXVIII. The Turning Tide 335
XXIX. A Haven of Hearts 348
XXX. The Woman's Hour 362
XXXI. Advent Eve 378
XXXII. The Second Time 390
XXXIII. Sanctuary 397
THE THOUSANDTH WOMAN
By Ernest W. Hornung
Illustrated By Frank Snapp
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I. A Small World 1
II. Second Sight 16
III. In the Train 29
IV. Down the River 42
V. An Untimely Visitor 64
VI. Voluntary Service 83
VII. After Michelangelo 98
VIII. Finger-Prints 117
IX. Fair Warning 134
X. The Week of Their Lives 146
XI. In Country and In Town 156
XII. The Thousandth Man 169
XIII. Quid Pro Quo 181
XIV. Faith Unfaithful 205
XV. The Person Unknown 214
TINY LUTTRELL
By Ernest W. Hornung
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I. The Coming of Tiny, 1
II. Swift of Wallandoon, 21
III. The Tail of the Season, 44
IV. Ruth and Christina, 63
V. Essingham Rectory, 84
VI. A Matter of Ancient History, 102
VII. The Shadow of the Hall, 116
VIII. Countess Dromard at Home, 133
IX. Mother and Son, 148
X. A Threatening Dawn, 162
XI. In the Ladies' Tent, 176
XII. Ordeal by Battle, 193
XIII. Her Hour of Triumph, 213
XIV. A Cycle of Moods, 233
XV. The Invisible Ideal, 248
XVI. Foreign Soil, 263
XVII. The High Seas, 286
XVIII. The Third Time of Asking, 306
XIX. Counsel's Opinion, 317
XX. In Honor Bound, 327
XXI. A Deaf Ear, 339
XXII. Summum Bonum, 348
MY LORD DUKE
By E. W. Hornung
CONTENTS
I. The Head of the Family 1
II. "Happy Jack" 16
III. A Chance Lost 31
IV. Not in the Programme 44
V. With the Elect 63
VI. A New Leaf 77
VII. The Duke's Progress 90
VIII. The Old Adam 105
IX. An Anonymous Letter 122
X. "Dead Nuts" 137
XI. The Night of the Twentieth 151
XII. The Wrong Man 163
XIII. The Interregnum 180
XIV. Jack and his Master 189
XV. End of the Interregnum 199
XVI. "Love the Gift" 215
XVII. An Anti-Toxine 223
XVIII. Heckling a Minister 233
XIX. The Cat and the Mouse 244
XX. "Love the Debt" 257
XXI. The Bar Sinister 266
XXII. De Mortuis 282
THE CRIME DOCTOR
By Ernest W. Hornung
CONTENTS
I The Physician Who Healed Himself 1
II The Life-Preserver 40
III A Hopeless Case 77
IV The Golden Key 118
V A Schoolmaster Abroad 159
VI One Possessed 199
VII The Doctor's Assistant 237
VIII The Second Murderer 272
DENIS DENT
By Ernest W. Hornung
CONTENTS
Chapter Page
I. The Second Officer 1
II. Sauve Qui Peut 10
III. The Castaways 18
IV. Lost and Found 30
V. A Touch of Fever 37
VI. New Conditions 48
VII. Denis and Nan 57
VIII. Cold Water 70
IX. The Canvas City 79
X. Thieves in the Night 90
XI. Strange Bedfellows 102
XII. El Dorado 114
XIII. The Enemy's Camp 122
XIV. The First Claim 133
XV. A Pious Fraud 146
XVI. A Windfall 158
XVII. Hate and Money 168
XVIII. Rotten Gully 178
XIX. New Blood 187
XX. The Jeweler's Shop 196
XXI. The Courier of Death 211
XXII. Atra Cura 220
XXIII. Broken Off 231
XXIV. Death's Door 243
XXV. Beat of Drum 251
XXVI. Homeward Bound 265
XXVII. The Great Gulf 277
XXVIII. News of Battle 289
XXIX. Guy Fawkes Day 299
XXX. The Sandbag Battery 310
XXXI. Time's Whirligig 319
A BRIDE FROM THE BUSH
By Ernest Wm. Hornung
CONTENTS
CHAP. PAGE
I. A LETTER FROM ALFRED 9
II. HOME IN STYLE 24
III. PINS AND NEEDLES 35
IV. A TASTE OF HER QUALITY 49
V. GRANVILLE ON THE SITUATION 61
VI. COMPARING NOTES 71
VII. IN RICHMOND PARK 81
VIII. GRAN’S REVENGE 96
IX. E TENEBRIS LUX 112
X. PLAIN SAILING 129
XI. A THUNDER-CLAP 142
XII. PAST PARDON 151
XIII. A SOCIAL INFLICTION 160
XIV. ‘HEAR MY PRAYER!’ 172
XV. THE FIRST PARTING 186
XVI. TRACES 194
XVII. WAITING FOR THE WORST 209
XVIII. THE BOUNDARY-RIDER OF THE YELKIN PADDOCK 228
XIX. ANOTHER LETTER FROM ALFRED 244
THE BOSS OF TAROOMBA
By E. W. Hornung
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I
PAGE
The Little Musician 1
CHAPTER II
A Friend Indeed 13
CHAPTER III
"Hard Times" 25
CHAPTER IV
The Treasure in the Store 41
CHAPTER V
Masterless Men 55
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CHAPTER VI
£500 71
CHAPTER VII
The Ringer of the Shed 83
CHAPTER VIII
"Three Shadows" 102
CHAPTER IX
No Hope for Him 120
CHAPTER X
Missing 138
CHAPTER XI
Lost in the Bush 152
CHAPTER XII
Fallen Among Thieves 162
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CHAPTER XIII
A Smoking Concert 179
CHAPTER XIV
The Raid on the Station 194
CHAPTER XV
The Night Attack 210
CHAPTER XVI
In the Midst of Death 232
YOUNG BLOOD
By E. W. Hornung
CONTENTS
PAGE
CHAPTER I.
The Old Home 1