Greene, Graham The Return of A. J. Raffles 9780671222970

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Greene, Graham : The Return of A. J. Raffles

Simon and Schuster, New York, 1975

ISBN 9780671222970

This play has as its chief character A.J. Raffles, a literary creation of E.W. Hornung at the turn of the 2oth century. The cool daring of the impeccable amateur burglar, always torn between rival claims of burglary and cricket, ensured his popularity in Edwardian England. Evading the dogged pursuit of Inspector Mackenzie of Scotland Yard, Hornung's character eventually met a hero's death in South Africa in the Boer War. Graham Greene's The Return of A. J. Raffles begins some months after. Raffles' loyal assistant Bunny still mourns his friend's death in Raffles' apartment, despite the blandishments of Lord Alfred Douglas. A visitor forces his way in - Raffles has cheated death as he once cheated Inspector Mackenzie - and immediately Lord Alfred sees in the amateur burglar and Bunny heaven-sent instruments to revenge and disgrace of Oscar Wilde on his odious father, the Marquess of Queensberry...Graham Green never fails to surprise and delight admirers of his comic genius, and the twists and turns of this story of Edwardian high life, when Raffles returns to the scene of his earlier triumphs, provide a richly satisfying entertainment.. Remainder. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hardcover

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