Le Premier Pas by E.W. Hornung
Le Premier Pas is a novel by E.W. Hornung that follows the story of a young man named John Raffles who becomes involved in a series of adventures and crimes. The book explores themes of morality, loyalty, and friendship as Raffles navigates his way through the criminal underworld.
By E.W. Hornung · First published 1894 · Genre: Crime Fiction, Thriller, Adventure · 7,371 words
First lines
That night he told me the story of his earliest crime. Not since the fateful morning of the Ides of March, when he had just mentioned it as an unreported incident of a certain cricket tour, had I succeeded in getting a word out of Raffles on the subject. It was not for want of trying; he would shake his head, and watch his cigarette smoke thoughtfully; a subtle look in his eyes, half cynical, half wistful, as though the decent honest days that were no more had had their merits after all. Raffles would plan a fresh enormity, or glory in the last, with the unmitigated enthusiasm of the artist. It was impossible to imagine one throb or twitter of compunction beneath those frankly egotistic and infectious transports. And yet the ghost of a dead remorse seemed still to visit him with the memory of his first felony, so that I had given the story up long before the night of our return from Milchester.
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: E.W. Hornung
- Date: 1894 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Crime Fiction, Thriller, Adventure, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction
- Length: 7,371 words
- Structure: 1 section, 142 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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Genres
- Crime Fiction — The plot revolves around a bank robbery and the protagonist's criminal intentions, making crime the central theme.
- Thriller — The narrative builds suspense through the protagonist's risky decisions and the tension surrounding the robbery.
- Adventure — The protagonist embarks on a journey filled with unexpected encounters and challenges, characteristic of adventure stories.
- Literary Fiction — The writing style is reflective and character-driven, focusing on the protagonist's internal conflicts and moral dilemmas.
Tags
mystery · suspense · crime · detective · thriller · adventure · intrigue · plot twist · narrative · character development · psychological · investigation