E. W. Hornung (1866–1921) was an English author best known for his stories about the gentleman thief A. J. Raffles. He was born in Middlesbrough, England, and was the brother-in-law of Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes. Hornung was educated at Uppingham School and Trinity College, Cambridge. He worked as a journalist and wrote several novels, including A Bride from the Bush (1890), A Thief in the Night (1898), and The Black Mask (1901). He also wrote several collections of short stories featuring Raffles, including The Amateur Cracksman (1899) and Raffles: Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman (1905). Hornung died in 1921 in France.
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