Author Archives: RafflesRedux

The Field of Philippi

This story was first published in the US in Collier’s Weekly in the April 29, 1905 issue, and in the May 1905 issue of Pall Mall Magazine in the UK. Nipper Nasmyth had been head of our school when Raffles was … Continue reading

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The Criminologists’ Club

This story was first published in the US in Collier’s Weekly in the March 25, 1905 issue, and in the April 1905 issue of Pall Mall Magazine in the UK. It can be dated by the cricket match mentioned, and … Continue reading

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The Rest Cure

This story was first published in the US in Collier’s Weekly in the February 25, 1905 issue, and in the March 1905 issue of Pall Mall Magazine in the UK . I had not seen Raffles for a month or … Continue reading

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The Chest of Silver

This story was first published in the US in Collier’s Weekly in the January 21, 1905 issue, and in the February 1905 issue of Pall Mall Magazine in the UK. Like all the tribe of which I held him head, … Continue reading

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Out of Paradise

This story was first published in the US in Collier’s Weekly in the December 10, 1904 issue, and in the January 1905 issue of Pall Mall Magazine in the UK. It takes place in May, 1891. If I must tell … Continue reading

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The Knees of the Gods

This story was first published as a part of  Raffles/The Black Mask in 1901. It takes place from December, 1899 – June, 1900. “The worst of this war,” said Raffles, “is the way it puts a fellow off his work.” … Continue reading

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The Wrong House

This story was first published in Scribner’s Magazine in the September 1901 issue. It takes place in March, 1898. My brother Ralph, who now lived with me on the edge of Ham Common, had come home from Australia with a … Continue reading

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An Old Flame

This story was first published in Scribner’s Magazine in the June 1901 issue. I The square shall be nameless, but if you drive due west from Piccadilly the cab-man will eventually find it on his left, and he ought to … Continue reading

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To Catch a Thief

This story was first published in Scribner’s Magazine in the May 1901 issue. I Society persons are not likely to have forgotten the series of audacious robberies by which so many of themselves suffered in turn during the brief course … Continue reading

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The Last Laugh

This story was first published in Scribner’s Magazine in the April 1901 issue. It takes place in September, 1897. As I have had occasion to remark elsewhere, the pick of our exploits, from a frankly criminal point of view, are … Continue reading

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