The Return of A. J. Raffles
by Greene, Graham
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 067122297X
- ISBN 13
- 9780671222970
- Seller
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Brooklyn, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1975. Remainder. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). This play has as its chief character A.J. Raffles, a literary creation of E.W. Hornung at the turn of the 2oth century. The cool daring of the impeccable amateur burglar, always torn between rival claims of burglary and cricket, ensured his popularity in Edwardian England. Evading the dogged pursuit of Inspector Mackenzie of Scotland Yard, Hornung's character eventually met a hero's death in South Africa in the Boer War. Graham Greene's The Return of A. J. Raffles begins some months after. Raffles' loyal assistant Bunny still mourns his friend's death in Raffles' apartment, despite the blandishments of Lord Alfred Douglas. A visitor forces his way in - Raffles has cheated death as he once cheated Inspector Mackenzie - and immediately Lord Alfred sees in the amateur burglar and Bunny heaven-sent instruments to revenge and disgrace of Oscar Wilde on his odious father, the Marquess of Queensberry...Graham Green never fails to surprise and delight admirers of his comic genius, and the twists and turns of this story of Edwardian high life, when Raffles returns to the scene of his earlier triumphs, provide a richly satisfying entertainment..
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- Bookseller
- Peter Austern & Co. Books & Ephemera / Brooklyn Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 103a
- Title
- The Return of A. J. Raffles
- Author
- Greene, Graham
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 067122297X
- ISBN 13
- 9780671222970
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1975
- Keywords
- BRITISH IRISH DRAMA DRAMATIC WORKS / Signed / Rare Specialist
- Bookseller catalogs
- Signed; Musical Stage / Theater;
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