Raffles: Playing On
Later, a friend of Raffles named Teddy Garland, who has been roped into massive debt by Brigstock, comes to Raffles for help. Irritated by constant persecution from Inspector Mackenzie and by the harsh punishments for thieves being politically supported by the Home Secretary , Raffles decides to teach his enemies a lesson by going with Bunny to burgle the Home Secretary's house in Kensington Palace Gardens.
The heist goes smoothly, until a mistake by Bunny lands him in trouble, and Raffles must contrive a way to use Inspector Mackenzie to save Bunny. An agent from the Foreign Office tasks Raffles with stealing a pearl belonging to Kaiser Wilhelm , as an act of patriotism. Inspector Mackenzie, too, is keen on helping Raffles steal the pearl. Yet Raffles is determined to snatch the pearl the old-fashioned way: While breaking into a random house in Kensington Gardens, Raffles is caught in the act by a married woman who was his former lover.
She lets him go, and tries to rekindle their relationship. Her financially dependent husband, however, is eager to keep Raffles away from his wealthy wife by any means necessary. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This article does not cite any sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources.
Raffles: Playing On (Raffles Book 6) - Kindle edition by Richard Foreman. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Raffles: Playing On - Kindle edition by Richard Foreman. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like.
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The title is a reference to the name of the unadapted story " Le Premier Pas ". The "classic" Raffles elements are all found in the first stories: While Raffles and Bunny were based largely on Holmes and Watson, several of the Holmes stories, including the story of his return from the dead, were not published until after Hornung had published The Amateur Cracksman in , and The Black Mask in Doyle would return Holmes to life in " The Adventure of the Empty House " in October , a decision which his biographers agree was due to the success of the Raffles stories.
Thus, while the pre-hiatus Sherlock Holmes stories were a primary influence for the Raffles stories, this relationship would later be reversed. The story of A. Holland as Captain Bedford. Former boxer "Gentleman Jim" Corbett played Raffles, who was portrayed as an American to match his casting. McCormick did not secure permission from either Doyle or Hornung to use their characters.
A movie adaptation of the play removed Holmes but kept Raffles, again played by Corbett. Graham Greene wrote a play called The Return of A. Raffles which differs from the Hornung canon on several points, including reinventing Raffles and Bunny as a homosexual couple. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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Retrieved 26 February Archived from the original on 24 October Would you like to tell us about a lower price? Read more Read less. Kindle Cloud Reader Read instantly in your browser. Product details File Size: Sharpe Books March 4, Publication Date: March 4, Sold by: Share your thoughts with other customers. Write a customer review. Showing of 5 reviews. Top Reviews Most recent Top Reviews. There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. It's here, at last. Another delightful Raffles and Bunny adventure. Foreman recognises that the reader is invested in the plight of Bunny as much as in that of Raffles.
This instalment celebrates their friendship more than any other. Alarmingly there is a sense that this may well be the last Raffles adventure, but the clever reveals and touching ending should leave readers satisfied. This series has been a joy - blending old fashioned story telling with modern satire - since book one. One person found this helpful. I have been a fan of Foreman's recreation of Raffles since it first appeared on kindle and this latest instalment is probably my favourite to date.
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With many of the characters from the previous e-books reappearing, such as Shanks and Lucy, it creates a brilliant cricketing ending which is yet again full of the playfulness and charm we expect from the clever duo Raffles and Bunny. Playing On brings together all the best elements of the series, drawing on familiar characters, witty quips and a fantastic plot twist which keeps you guessing until the very end.
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I was particularly drawn in by Foreman's subtle use of period details, which are not allowed to overpower the clever storyline but are really crucial for establishing the book's wider context.