To Catch a Thief

About “To Catch a Thief”

"To Catch a Thief" is a short story written by E. W. Hornung. It features the character A. J. Raffles, a gentleman thief, and his companion and biographer, Bunny Manders. The story was first published in May 1901 in Scribner's Magazine. It was also included as the fifth story in the collection The Black Mask, which was published by Grant Richards in London and by Charles Scribner's Sons in New York, both in 1901. The story is part of a series that centers on Raffles and his adventures. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)