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A. J. Raffles reading order

Ernest William Hornung

  1. The Gift of the Emperor1898
  2. The Ides of March1898
  3. Nine Points of the Law1898
  4. The Return Match1898
  5. The Amateur Cracksman1899
  6. Le Premier Pas1899
  7. Wilful Murder1899
  8. A Jubilee Present1901
  9. The Black Mask1901
  10. No Sinecure1901
  11. The Last Laugh1901
  12. To Catch a Thief1901
  13. Every volume in order (29) ↓
29 volumes
Volumes
1898–1909
Published
Completed
Status

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The Gift of the Emperor
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Publication order

29 volumes1898–1909Completed

  • E. W. Hornung’s gentleman thief: A. J. Raffles, a celebrated amateur cricketer who pays for his London life by burgling the rich, told by his devoted friend and accomplice Bunny Manders.
  • Hornung, Arthur Conan Doyle’s brother-in-law, dedicated the first collection, The Amateur Cracksman (1899), to him, and the pair reads as a cheerful inversion of Holmes and Watson.
  • The stories are listed here one by one; in book form they make up The Amateur Cracksman, The Black Mask (1901), A Thief in the Night (1905) and the novel Mr.
  • Justice Raffles (1909).

Every volume in order

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  1. The Gift of the Emperor
    1898
  2. The Ides of March
    1898
  3. Nine Points of the Law
    1898
  4. The Return Match
    1898
  5. The Amateur Cracksman
    1899
  6. Le Premier Pas
    1899
  7. Wilful Murder
    1899
  8. A Jubilee Present
    1901
  9. The Black Mask
    1901
  10. No Sinecure
    1901
  11. The Last Laugh
    1901
  12. To Catch a Thief
    1901
  13. An Old Flame
    1901
  14. The Knees of the Gods
    1901
  15. Out of Paradise
    1904
  16. A Thief in the Night
    1905
  17. A Trap to Catch a Cracksman
    1905
  18. The Criminologists' Club
    1905
  19. The Raffles Relics
    1905
  20. The Chest of Silver
    1905
  21. The Rest Cure
    1905
  22. The Field of Philippi
    1905
  23. A Bad Night
    1905
  24. The Spoils of Sacrilege
    1905
  25. Mr. Justice Raffles
    1909
  26. The Wrong House
    —
  27. A Costume Piece
    —
  28. Gentlemen and Players
    —
  29. The Fate of Faustina
    —
29 volumes on a timeline, 1898 to 1909
  1. The Gift of the Emperor
    The Gift of the Emperor1898Start here
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  2. The Ides of March
    The Ides of March1898
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  3. Nine Points of the Law
    Nine Points of the Law1898
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  4. The Return Match
    The Return Match1898
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  5. The Amateur Cracksman
    The Amateur Cracksman1899
    –Not ranked yet
  6. Le Premier Pas
    Le Premier Pas1899
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  7. Wilful Murder
    Wilful Murder1899
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  8. A Jubilee Present
    A Jubilee Present1901
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  9. The Black Mask
    The Black Mask1901
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  10. No Sinecure
    No Sinecure1901
    –Not ranked yet
  11. The Last Laugh
    The Last Laugh1901
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  12. To Catch a Thief
    To Catch a Thief1901
    –Not ranked yet
  13. An Old Flame
    An Old Flame1901
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  14. The Knees of the Gods
    The Knees of the Gods1901
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  15. Out of Paradise
    Out of Paradise1904
    –Not ranked yet
  16. A Thief in the Night
    A Thief in the Night1905
    –Not ranked yet
  17. A Trap to Catch a Cracksman
    A Trap to Catch a Cracksman1905
    –Not ranked yet
  18. The Criminologists' Club
    The Criminologists' Club1905
    –Not ranked yet
  19. The Raffles Relics
    The Raffles Relics1905
    –Not ranked yet
  20. The Chest of Silver
    The Chest of Silver1905
    –Not ranked yet
  21. The Rest Cure
    The Rest Cure1905
    –Not ranked yet
  22. The Field of Philippi
    The Field of Philippi1905
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  23. A Bad Night
    A Bad Night1905
    –Not ranked yet
  24. The Spoils of Sacrilege
    The Spoils of Sacrilege1905
    –Not ranked yet
  25. Mr. Justice Raffles
    Mr. Justice Raffles1909
    –Not ranked yet
  26. The Wrong House
    The Wrong House
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  27. A Costume Piece
    A Costume Piece
    –Not ranked yet
  28. Gentlemen and Players
    Gentlemen and Players
    –Not ranked yet
  29. The Fate of Faustina
    The Fate of Faustina
    –Not ranked yet

Order checked by hand · Order and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 28, 2026

Frequently asked questions

Which A. J. Raffles book is the longest?

“The Amateur Cracksman” is the longest at 204 pages; the shortest is “The Gift of the Emperor” with 48 pages.