The Black Mask
Encyclopedia
The Black Mask is the second collection of stories written by Ernest William Hornung
in the A. J. Raffles
series concerning a gentleman thief
in late Victorian
London
. It was first published in 1901.
The Short Stories contained in the collection are:
Several of the stories were adapted for the 1977 Raffles television series
.
Ernest William Hornung
Ernest William Hornung , known as Willie, was an English author, most famous for writing the Raffles series of novels about a gentleman thief in late Victorian London....
in the A. J. Raffles
A. J. Raffles
Arthur J. Raffles is a character created in the 1890s by E. W. Hornung, a brother-in-law to Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes. Raffles is, in many ways, a deliberate inversion of Holmes — he is a "gentleman thief," living in the Albany, a prestigious address in London, playing...
series concerning a gentleman thief
Gentleman thief
In the Victorian vernacular, a gentleman thief is a particularly well-behaving and apparently well bred thief. A "gentleman" is usually, but not always, a man with an inherited title of nobility and inherited wealth, who need not work for a living. Such a man steals not in order to gain material...
in late Victorian
Victorian era
The Victorian era of British history was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. It was a long period of peace, prosperity, refined sensibilities and national self-confidence...
London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. It was first published in 1901.
The Short Stories contained in the collection are:
- No Sinecure
- A Jubilee PresentA Jubilee PresentA Jubilee Present is a short story by Ernest William Hornung featuring gentleman thief A. J. Raffles, originally published in the second collection of stories The Black Mask in 1901. When adapted for television in 1977 the title was changed to The Gold Cup.The plot concerns Raffles's fascination...
- The Fate Of Faustina
- The Last Laugh
- To Catch A Thief
- An Old Flame
- The Wrong House
- The Knees Of The Gods
Several of the stories were adapted for the 1977 Raffles television series
Raffles (TV series)
Raffles was a 1977 television adaptation of the A. J. Raffles stories by Ernest William Hornung. The series was produced by Yorkshire Television and written by Phillip Mackie...
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