About “The Fate of Faustina”
"The Fate of Faustina" is a short story by E. W. Hornung, featuring the gentleman thief A. J. Raffles and his companion and biographer, Bunny Manders. The story was first published in March 1901 in Scribner's Magazine. It was later included as the third story in the collection The Black Mask, published by Grant Richards in London and Charles Scribner's Sons in New York, both in 1901. The story is part of a series that centers on Raffles, a skilled and charismatic thief who operates with a code of honor. The narrative explores themes of crime, loyalty, and the complexities of Raffles' character through the perspective of his friend and chronicler, Bunny Manders. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)