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E. W. Hornung
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Novels↙	21
Stories↙	56
Collections↙	8
Poems↙	3
Plays↙	3
Non-fiction↙	2
References and footnotes

Ernest William Hornung (professionally known as E. W. Hornung; 1866–1921), was an English poet and writer. From a Hungarian background, Hornung was educated at Uppingham School; as a result of poor health he left the school in December 1883 to travel to Sydney, where he stayed for two years. He returned in early 1886 when his father was dying and bankrupt, and began writing professionally shortly afterwards.

Hornung had his first work published in 1887—the short story "Stroke of Five" in Belgravia magazine. His first novel, A Bride from the Bush, was published in 1890, and Hornung used his Australian experiences as a backdrop to the story. He went on to use Australia as a setting or plot element in a further seven novels and two collections of short stories.

In 1899 The Amateur Cracksman was published, a series of short stories that introduced A. J. Raffles, a gentleman thief in late-Victorian Britain. Hornung dedicated the book to his friend, the writer Arthur Conan Doyle: "To A.C.D. This form of flattery", and the narrative form is similar to Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories, with Raffles and his partner Bunny Manders being the criminal counterparts to Holmes and Dr. Watson. Two further short story collections and a novel followed, as did a play, Raffles, The Amateur Cracksman, first shown at the Princess Theatre, New York in 1903. It is for the character of Raffles that Hornung is best remembered.

In 1893 Hornung married Constance Doyle (1868–1924), the sister of Arthur Conan Doyle and in 1895 their son, Arthur Oscar, was born. Oscar was killed at the Second Battle of Ypres in July 1915. It marked the end of Hornung's work in fiction, and after that point he published three works of poetry—two of which were first published in The Times—and two volumes of non-fiction: a biography of his son and an account of his time working at the front line as ambulance driver, rest-station attendant and for the YMCA. Hornung's fragile constitution was further weakened by the stress of his war work. To aid his recuperation, he and his wife visited the South of France in 1921. He fell ill from influenza on the journey, and died on 22 March 1922, aged 54.

Publications in periodicals

This list may be incomplete. Four Raffles stories ("Le Premier Pas", "Wilful Murder", "The Knees of the Gods", and "The Last Word") were not published in periodicals and only appeared in short story collections.

Novels and story collections

Plays

Non-fiction

Poetry

Notes and references

Notes

1. The poem "Wooden Crosses" was first published in The Times on 20 July 1917.

References

1. ^ Rowland 2004.
2. ^ Knight, Stephen. "Hornung, Ernest William (1866–1921)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
3. ^ "Death of Mr. Hornung". The Times. London. 24 March 1921. p. 13.
4. ^ Cox 1988, p. 170.
5. Cox 1988, p. 172.
6. ^ Cox 1988, p. 174.
7. Valentine 2008, pp. 76–77.
8. Cox 1988, pp. 169 & 174.
9. ^ Cox 1988, p. 176.
10. Valentine 2008, p. 80.
11. Rowland 1999, p. 279 (NB). As Rowland states in a note preceding his bibliography of Hornung's stories: "So far as initial publications of short stories in magazines is concerned, this bibliography lays no claim to completeness: it simply lists information currently known to the present author."
12. Rowland 1999, pp. 282–84.
13. ^ Cox 1988, p. 169.
14. ^ Rowland 1999, p. 282.
15. ^ Rowland 1999, p. 283.
16. Rowland 1999, p. 119.
17. ^ Rowland 1999, pp. 283–284.
18. ^ Cox 1988, p. 171.
19. ^ Rowland 1999, p. 284.
20. ^ Cox 1988, pp. 169–71.
21. ^ Valentine 2008, p. 83.
22. Rowland 1999, pp. 279–82.
23. "A Bride from the Bush". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
24. ^ Rowland 1999, p. 279.
25. "Under Two Skies: a collection of stones". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
26. "Tiny Luttrell". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
27. "The Boss of Taroomba". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
28. "The Unbidden Guest". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
29. "Irralie's Bushranger". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
30. "The Rogue's March a romance". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
31. Bloom 1995, p. 117.
32. "My Lord Duke". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
33. "Some Persons Unknown". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
34. Arnold, Hay & Batten 2001, p. 493.
35. ^ Rowland 1999, p. 280.
36. "Young Blood". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
37. "The Amateur Cracksman". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
38. "Dead Men tell no tales". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
39. Catalogue of Copyright Entries 1920, p. 1175.
40. "The Belle of Toorak". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
41. "Peccavi". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
42. "The Black Mask". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
43. "At Large: A Novel". Library of Congress Catalogue. Washington: Library of Congress. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
44. "The Shadow of the Rope". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
45. "Denis Dent. [A novel.]". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
46. "No Hero. [A novel.]". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
47. "Stingaree". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
48. "Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
49. ^ Rowland 1999, p. 281.
50. "Mr. Justice Raffles". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
51. "The Camera Fiend ... With six illustrations by H. W. Koekkoek". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
52. "Fathers of Men". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
53. "The Thousandth Woman ... With illustrations by Frank Snapp". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
54. "Witching Hill". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
55. "The Crime Doctor". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
56. Neuburg 1983, p. 109.
57. "Old Offenders and a few old scores, etc". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
58. Rowland 1999, pp. 281–82.
59. "Raffles, the amateur cracksman. A play in four acts. By E. W. Hornung and Eugene Presbrey". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
60. "'Trusty and Well Beloved.' The little record of Arthur Oscar Hornung". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
61. "Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
62. "The Ballad of Ensign Joy". Library of Congress Catalogue. Washington: Library of Congress. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
63. "Wooden Crosses. [A poem.]". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
64. "The Young Guard. [Poems.]". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 20 December 2013.

Sources

• Arnold, John; Hay, John A.; Batten, Sally (2001). The Bibliography of Australian Literature: F-J. Brisbane: University of Queensland Press. ISBN 978-0-7022-3500-9.
• Bloom, Harold (1995). Classic Crime and Suspense Writers. New York: Chelsea House. ISBN 978-0-7910-2206-1.
• Catalogue of Copyright Entries: Pamphlets, leaflets, contributions to newspapers or periodicals, etc.; lectures, sermons, addresses for oral delivery; dramatic compositions; maps; motion pictures. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. 1920.
• Cox, Alison (1988). "E. W. Hornung". In Benstock, Bernard; Staley, Thomas (eds.). British Mystery Writers, 1920–1939. Detroit: Gale Research. ISBN 978-0-7876-3072-0.
• Neuburg, Victor E. (1983). The Popular Press Companion to Popular Literature. Bowling Green, Ohio: Bowling Green State University Popular Press. ISBN 978-0-87972-233-3.
• Rowland, Peter (1999). Raffles and his Creator. London: Nekta Publications. ISBN 978-0-9533583-2-8.
• Rowland, Peter (2004). "Hornung, Ernest William". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/37572. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
• Valentine, Mark (July 2008). "E. W. Hornung: Creator of Raffles, the Gentleman Crook". The Book and Magazine Collector (296). The Metropolis Group.

External links

• Works by E. W. Hornung at Open Library
• Works by E. W. Hornung at Project Gutenberg
• Works by E. W. Hornung at Internet Archive
• "Arthur J. Raffles". 1909. at Internet Archive

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