E. W. Hornung & August Nemo 
Essential Novelists – E. W. Hornung 
tales of the gentleman thief

Welcome to the Essential Novelists book series, were we present to you the best works of remarkable authors.
August Nemo has chosen the two most important and meaningful novels of E. W. Hornungwhich are Dead Men Tell No Tales and The Shadow of the Rope.

E. W. Hornung was an English author and poet known for writing the A. J. Raffles series of stories about a gentleman thief in late 19th-century London. Hornung’s stories dealt with a wider range of themes than crime: he examined scientific and medical developments, guilt, class and the unequal role played by women in society.

Novels selected for this book:

– Dead Men Tell No Tales
– The Shadow of the Rope
This is one of many books in the series Essential Novelists. If you liked this book, look for the other titles in the series, we are sure you will like some of the authors.

Circa l’autore

Ernest William Hornung (7 June 1866 22 March 1921) was an English author and poet known for writing the A. J. Raffles series of stories about a gentleman thief in late 19th-century.