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The Amateur Cracksman

Author : E. W. Hornung
Publisher : Namaskar Book
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Amateur Cracksman written by E. W. Hornung and published by Namaskar Book. This book was released on 2024-02-02 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indulge in the witty exploits of a gentleman thief as he maneuvers through a world of crime, blending charm and mischief in equal measure. The Amateur Cracksman by E. W. Hornung: Step into the thrilling world of crime and adventure with the esteemed author E. W. Hornung in The Amateur Cracksman. This classic collection of tales introduces readers to the charismatic A. J. Raffles, a gentleman thief with a penchant for intrigue and a code of honor that adds layers of complexity to his criminal exploits. Why This Book? The Amateur Cracksman invites readers to follow the daring escapades of A. J. Raffles, a character who defies traditional notions of crime and justice. E. W. Hornung's skillful storytelling and the moral ambiguity of Raffles create a narrative that captivates audiences with its blend of suspense, wit, and unexpected twists. E. W. Hornung, a master of crime fiction, leaves an indelible mark with The Amateur Cracksman. Immerse yourself in the world of gentlemanly crime as Hornung weaves tales that challenge perceptions and introduce readers to a character whose criminal exploits are as intriguing as they are morally complex.

The Book of Unconformities

Author : Hugh Raffles
Publisher : Verse Chorus Press
ISBN 13 : 1891241745
Total Pages : 415 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (912 download)

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Download or read book The Book of Unconformities written by Hugh Raffles and published by Verse Chorus Press. This book was released on 2022-04-18 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of lnsectopedia, a powerful exploration of loss, grief, endurance, and the absences that permeate the present. Unconformities are gaps in the geological record, physical evidence of breaks in time. For Hugh Raffles, these holes in history are also fissures in feeling, knowledge, memory, and understanding. In this endlessly inventive, riveting book, Raffles enters these gaps, drawing together threads of geology, history, literature, philosophy, and ethnography to trace the intimate connections between personal loss and world historical events, and to reveal the force of absence at the core of contemporary life. Through deeply researched explorations of Neolithic stone circles, Icelandic lava, mica from a Nazi concentration camp, petrified whale blubber in Svalbard, the marble prized by Manhattan's Lenape, and a huge Greenlandic meteorite that arrived in New York City along with six Inuit adventurers in 1897, Raffles shows how unconformities unceasingly incite human imagination and investigation yet refuse to conform, heal, or disappear. A journey across eons and continents, The Book of Unconformities is also a journey through stone: this most solid, ancient, and enigmatic of materials, it turns out, is as lively, capricious, willful, and indifferent as time itself.

Mr. Justice Raffles

Author : E.W. Hornung
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3752359072
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (523 download)

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Download or read book Mr. Justice Raffles written by E.W. Hornung and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-07-28 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: Mr. Justice Raffles by E.W. Hornung

Zackary Raffles

Author : Dennis Kyte
Publisher : Doubleday Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Zackary Raffles written by Dennis Kyte and published by Doubleday Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 1989 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the moon illuminates all the objects that frighten a young mouse in the night, he finally conquers his terrible fear of the dark and is able to realize the greatest wish of his sixth birthday.

Raffles and the Golden Opportunity, 1781-1826

Author : Victoria Glendinning
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781846686047
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (86 download)

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Download or read book Raffles and the Golden Opportunity, 1781-1826 written by Victoria Glendinning and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1819 Sir Stamford Raffles, without authority from London, raised the British flag on a small jungle-covered island and founded a settlement which would become the city state of Singapore. It was the crowning moment in an extraordinary career in South-East Asia, which saw Raffles shake off his humble beginnings to become Lieutenant-Governor of Java. But his success in the tropics was overshadowed by professional conflict and personal tragedy. Acclaimed biographer Victoria Glendinning charts the extraordinary life of an English adventurer, disobedient employee of the East India Company, utopian imperialist, linguist, naturalist, collector and troublesome visionary. If Raffles' own end was tragic, the mark he left on the world is indelible. His name and fame are undimmed today and, as he hoped, Singapore has become his lasting monument.

Raffles and the British Invasion of Java

Author : Tim Hannigan
Publisher : Monsoon Books
ISBN 13 : 981435886X
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (143 download)

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Download or read book Raffles and the British Invasion of Java written by Tim Hannigan and published by Monsoon Books. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1811, an army of 10,000 British redcoats splashed ashore through the muddy shallows off Batavia (now Jakarta) to conquer the Dutch colony of Java. They would remain there for five turbulent years. Drawing on both British and Javanese archival sources, this narrative history-cum-biography explores the bloody battles and furious controversies that marked British rule in Java, and reveals the future founder of Singapore, Thomas Stamford Raffles in a shocking new light.

The Raffles Hotel Cookbook

Author : Raffles Hotel
Publisher : Editions Didier Millet
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Raffles Hotel Cookbook written by Raffles Hotel and published by Editions Didier Millet. This book was released on 2003 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Raffles Hotel Cookbook returns with a new look. This updated version of the original cookbook presents a tradition of food and hospitality that began well over a century ago.

In Amazonia

Author : Hugh Raffles
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400865271
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book In Amazonia written by Hugh Raffles and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2014-09-15 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Amazon is not what it seems. As Hugh Raffles shows us in this captivating and innovative book, the world's last great wilderness has been transformed again and again by human activity. In Amazonia brings to life an Amazon whose allure and reality lie as much, or more, in what people have made of it as in what nature has wrought. It casts new light on centuries of encounter while describing the dramatic remaking of a sweeping landscape by residents of one small community in the Brazilian Amazon. Combining richly textured ethnographic research and lively historical analysis, Raffles weaves a fascinating story that changes our understanding of this region and challenges us to rethink what we mean by "nature." Raffles draws from a wide range of material to demonstrate--in contrast to the tendency to downplay human agency in the Amazon--that the region is an outcome of the intimately intertwined histories of humans and nonhumans. He moves between a detailed narrative that analyzes the production of scientific knowledge about Amazonia over the centuries and an absorbing account of the extraordinary transformations to the fluvial landscape carried out over the past forty years by the inhabitants of Igarapé Guariba, four hours downstream from the nearest city. Engagingly written, theoretically inventive, and vividly illustrated, the book introduces a diverse range of characters--from sixteenth-century explorers and their native rivals to nineteenth-century naturalists and contemporary ecologists, logging company executives, and river-traders. A natural history of a different kind, In Amazonia shows how humans, animals, rivers, and forests all participate in the making of a region that remains today at the center of debates in environmental politics.

The Raffles Affair

Author : Vicki Virtue
Publisher : Penguin Books
ISBN 13 : 9789814954402
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (544 download)

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Download or read book The Raffles Affair written by Vicki Virtue and published by Penguin Books. This book was released on 2021 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Raffles Affair is a light-hearted murder mystery featuring the elegant former MI6 agent Victoria West. A retro, tongue-in-cheek homage to the Golden Age mystery novel epitomised by Agatha Christie. Beautiful former MI6 agent, Victoria West, arrives at Raffles Hotel in Singapore for the wedding of her good friend, Silicon Valley entrepreneur Peyton Latchmore. Fresh from a gruelling three-month assignment in East Africa, Victoria's plans for a relaxing break come to an abrupt end with the kidnapping of Peyton's fiance, the charmingly handsome English financier, James Winstanley. Warned not to contact the police, Peyton begs Victoria to help. Reluctantly, Victoria agrees. Immediately it is clear the kidnapper knows too much to be a stranger, and Victoria suspects one of the wedding guests is involved. Tensions simmer, as one by one their motives are revealed. With only 24 hours to make the ransom payment, Victoria must act quickly.

Sir Thomas Stanford Raffles, Kt. LL.D, F.R.S., Founder of Singapore, 1819

Author : J. A. Bethune Cook
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book Sir Thomas Stanford Raffles, Kt. LL.D, F.R.S., Founder of Singapore, 1819 written by J. A. Bethune Cook and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Soirees, Sojourns, and Stories

Author : Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
ISBN 13 : 0847863328
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (478 download)

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Download or read book Soirees, Sojourns, and Stories written by Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2018-11-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most revered names in luxury hospitality takes readers on an exhilarating journey throughout its world of timelessly sophisticated hotels. In this exquisite oversized volume, the prestigious Raffles hotel group explores the heritage, glamour, and intrigue behind its illustrious international properties. After opening its doors with its iconic Singapore hotel in 1887, the brand has brought its signature mystique and prestige across the globe, from Dubai, Istanbul, and Paris to the exotic Seychelles Islands. Throughout 200 pages, readers are transported to a world of bygone elegance and exceptional hospitality--revelling in this veritable homage to magnificent travel. Readers are taken on a fascinating voyage throughout the enchanting world of Raffles. Chapters delve into the golden age of travel; hotel signatures, such as butlers and the Long Bar; Raffles' legacy with famed writers including Rudyard Kipling and Somerset Maugham; and the practice of "savoir-traveling." Rare archival photographs, drawings, and letters complement sumptuous contemporary photography depicting each hotel, their special events, and celebrity guests. Completed with original illustrations from Luke Edward Hall, as well as unique interactive inserts containing literary excerpts, recipes, and more, this magnificent tome will undoubtedly enthral those filled with wanderlust-filled history buffs and luxury aficionados everywhere.

Raffles Hotel

Author : Gretchen Liu
Publisher : Didier Millet,Csi
ISBN 13 : 9789814155557
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (555 download)

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Download or read book Raffles Hotel written by Gretchen Liu and published by Didier Millet,Csi. This book was released on 2006 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anyone interested in the history of Singapore and Southeast Asia will find Raffles Hotel essential and enjoyable.

The Tiger Who Came to Tea at Raffles Hotel

Author : Kathy Creamer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780994626974
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (269 download)

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Download or read book The Tiger Who Came to Tea at Raffles Hotel written by Kathy Creamer and published by . This book was released on 2017-09 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When in Singapore, feed at Raffles. And that's exactly what a hungry tiger did one day long, long ago when he decided to drop in at the famous Raffles Hotel for Tea.Round and round the hotel went the tiger, upsetting chairs, plates and hotel guest, pursued by the bellboy, the hotel manager, the doorman and the great hunter, Major Blunder, who began the Raffles tiger hunt! What happened to the tiger? What happened to the guests? And how did the tiger hunt end? Read this hilarious account of the amazing true story to find out...

Insectopedia

Author : Hugh Raffles
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 1400096960
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Insectopedia written by Hugh Raffles and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-03-22 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Notable Book A stunningly original exploration of the ties that bind us to the beautiful, ancient, astoundingly accomplished, largely unknown, and unfathomably different species with whom we share the world. For as long as humans have existed, insects have been our constant companions. Yet we hardly know them, not even the ones we’re closest to: those that eat our food, share our beds, and live in our homes. Organizing his book alphabetically, Hugh Raffles weaves together brief vignettes, meditations, and extended essays, taking the reader on a mesmerizing exploration of history and science, anthropology and travel, economics, philosophy, and popular culture. Insectopedia shows us how insects have triggered our obsessions, stirred our passions, and beguiled our imaginations.

Sherlock Holmes at the Raffles Hotel

Author : John Hall
Publisher : Baker Street Studios Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781901091328
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (913 download)

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Download or read book Sherlock Holmes at the Raffles Hotel written by John Hall and published by Baker Street Studios Limited. This book was released on 2008 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A clever, funny, and helpful story about a little boy learning about potty time. This children's potty training book is very interactive with lots of colorful drawings. I wrote this book for my two little boys and they love it! My youngest started going potty quite easily after reading this story. They loved to answer mom's silly questions so much that they kept asking me to read "The Silly Potty Story" every night before bedtime! This book is for both boys and girls ages 1 to 4 and for moms who are desperately trying to potty train their little ones. Trust me, I know how hard toilet training can be...Check out the book trailer for "The Silly Potty Story" on Youtube: http://youtu.be/uOXAJ8HRf00

Memoir of the Life and Public Services of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles

Author : Lady Sophia Raffles
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 876 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Memoir of the Life and Public Services of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles written by Lady Sophia Raffles and published by . This book was released on 1830 with total page 876 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman

Author : Ernest William Hornung
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780141439334
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (393 download)

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Download or read book Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman written by Ernest William Hornung and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2003 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. In these stories, Raffles, the public-school gentleman, mixes his aptitude for cricket with his passion for crime. Here we see Raffles stealing from the nouveau riche and outwitting the law, thieving diamonds and bowling like a demon, all with the help of his accomplice and ex-fag Bunny.