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The Project Gutenberg EBook of Index of The Project Gutenberg Works of E. W. Hornung, by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you'll have to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this ebook. Title: Index of The Project Gutenberg Works of E. W. Hornung Author: E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung Editor: David Widger Release Date: December 28, 2018 [EBook #58560] Language: English Character set encoding: UTF-8 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK INDEX OF THE PG WORKS OF HORNUNG *** Produced by David Widger INDEX OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG WORKS OF E. W. (Ernest William) HORNUNG Compiled by David Widger HORN CONTENTS Click on the ## before each title to view a linked table of contents for that volume. Click on the title itself to open the original online file. ## THE AMATEUR CRACKSMAN ## RAFFLES ## DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES ## A THIEF IN THE NIGHT ## MR. JUSTICE RAFFLES ## NO HERO ## THE SHADOW OF THE ROPE ## STINGAREE ## THE CAMERA FIEND ## A THIEF IN THE NIGHT ## THE SHADOW OF A MAN ## WITCHING HILL ## AT LARGE ## PECCAVI ## THE THOUSANDTH WOMAN ## TINY LUTTRELL ## MY LORD DUKE ## THE CRIME DOCTOR ## DENIS DENT ## A BRIDE FROM THE BUSH ## THE BOSS OF TAROOMBA ## YOUNG ## SOME PERSONS UNKNOWN ## FATHERS OF MEN THE BALLAD OF ENSIGN JOY ## THE YOUNG GUARD ## THE UNBIDDEN GUEST TABLES OF CONTENTS OF VOLUMES THE AMATEUR CRACKSMAN By E. W. Hornung CONTENTS THE IDES OF MARCH A COSTUME PIECE GENTLEMEN AND PLAYERS LE PREMIER PAS WILFUL MURDER NINE POINTS OF THE LAW THE RETURN MATCH THE GIFT OF THE EMPEROR RAFFLES FURTHER ADVENTURES OF THE AMATEUR CRACKSMAN E. W. Hornung CONTENTS NO SINECURE A JUBILEE PRESENT THE FATE OF FAUSTINA THE LAST LAUGH TO CATCH A THIEF AN OLD FLAME THE WRONG HOUSE THE KNEES OF THE GODS DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES By E. W. Hornung CONTENTS CHAPTER I. LOVE ON THE OCEAN CHAPTER II. THE MYSTERIOUS CARGO CHAPTER III. TO THE WATER'S EDGE CHAPTER IV. THE SILENT SEA CHAPTER V. MY REWARD CHAPTER VI. THE SOLE SURVIVOR CHAPTER VII. I FIND A FRIEND CHAPTER VIII. A SMALL PRECAUTION CHAPTER IX. MY CONVALESCENT HOME CHAPTER X. WINE AND WEAKNESS CHAPTER XI. I LIVE AGAIN CHAPTER XII. MY LADY'S BIDDING CHAPTER XIII. THE LONGEST DAY OF MY LIFE CHAPTER XIV. IN THE GARDEN CHAPTER XV. FIRST BLOOD CHAPTER XVI. A DEADLOCK CHAPTER XVII. THIEVES FALL OUT CHAPTER XVIII. A MAN OF MANY MURDERS CHAPTER XIX. MY GREAT HOUR CHAPTER XX. THE STATEMENT OF FRANCIS RATTRAY A THIEF IN THE NIGHT E. W. Hornung Contents Out of Paradise The Chest of Silver The Rest Cure The Criminologists' Club The Field of Phillipi A Bad Night A Trap to Catch a Cracksman The Spoils of Sacrilege The Raffles Relics The Last Word MR. JUSTICE RAFFLES By E.W. Hornung 1909 CONTENTS MR. JUSTICE RAFFLES CHAPTER I An Inaugural Banquet CHAPTER II "His Own Familiar Friend" CHAPTER III Council of War CHAPTER IV "Our Mr. Shylock" CHAPTER V Thin Air CHAPTER VI Camilla Belsize CHAPTER VII In Which We Fail to Score CHAPTER VIII The State of the Case CHAPTER IX A Triple Alliance CHAPTER X "My Raffles Right or Wrong" CHAPTER XI A Dash in the Dark CHAPTER XII A Midsummer Night's Work CHAPTER XIII Knocked Out CHAPTER XIV Corpus Delicti CHAPTER XV Trial by Raffles CHAPTER XVI Watch and Ward CHAPTER XVII A Secret Service CHAPTER XVIII The Death of a Sinner CHAPTER XIX Apologia NO HERO By E.W. Hornung CONTENTS CHAPTER I A Plenipotentiary CHAPTER II The Theatre of War CHAPTER III First Blood CHAPTER IV A Little Knowledge CHAPTER V A Marked Woman CHAPTER VI Out of Action CHAPTER VII Second Fiddle CHAPTER VIII Prayers and Parables CHAPTER IX Sub Judice CHAPTER X The Last Word CHAPTER XI The Lion's Mouth CHAPTER XII A Stern Chase CHAPTER XIII Number Three THE SHADOW OF THE ROPE BY E.W. HORNUNG ILLUSTRATED BY HARVEY T. DUNN 1906 CONTENTS I. The End of Their Life II. The Case for the Crown III. Name and Nature IV. The Man in the Train V. The Man in the Street VI. A Peripatetic Providence VII. A Morning Call VIII. The Dove and the Serpent IX. A Change of Scene X. A Slight Discrepancy XI. Another New Friend XII. Episode of the Invisible Visitor XIII. The Australian Room XIV. Battle Royal XV. A Chance Encounter XVI. A Match for Mrs. Venables XVII. Friends in Need XVIII. "They Which Were Bidden" XIX. Rachel's Champion XX. More Haste XXI. Worse Speed XXII. The Darkest Hour XXIII. Dawn XXIV. One Who Was Not Bidden XXV. A Point to Langholm XXVI. A Cardinal Point XXVII. The Whole Truth XXVIII. In the Matter of a Motive STINGAREE By E. W. Hornung Illustrated By George W. Lambert CONTENTS PAGE I. A Voice in the Wilderness 1 II. The Black Hole of Glenranald 32 III. "To the Vile Dust" 70 IV. A Bushranger at Bay 98 V. The Taking of Stingaree 121 VI. The Honor of the Road 144 VII. The Purification of Mulfera 168 VIII. A Duel in the Desert 190 IX. The Villain-Worshipper 215 X. The Moth and the Star 252 ILLUSTRATIONS "My name's Stingaree!" Frontispiece "Any message, young fellow?" 66 Mr. Kentish watched the little operation of "sticking up" without a word 98 The gray sergeant flung his arms round their prisoner 166 Stingaree toppled out of the saddle 198 The mare spun round, bucking as she spun 238 Stingaree knocked in vain 246 THE CAMERA FIEND By E. W. Hornung CONTENTS A CONSCIENTIOUS ASS A BOY ABOUT TOWN HIS PEOPLE A GRIM SAMARITAN THE GLASS EYE AN AWAKENING BLOOD-GUILTY POINTS OF VIEW MR. EUGENE THRUSH SECOND THOUGHTS ON PAROLE HUNTING WITH THE HOUNDS BOY AND GIRL BEFORE THE STORM A LIKELY STORY MALINGERING ON THE TRACK OF THE TRUTH A THIRD CASE THE FOURTH CASE WHAT THE THAMES GAVE UP AFTER THE FAIR THE SECRET OF THE CAMERA A THIEF IN THE NIGHT FURTHER ADVENTURES OF A. J. RAFFLES CRICKETER AND CRACKSMAN By E. W. Hornung ILLUSTRATED BY CYRUS CUNEO CONTENTS Page Out of Paradise 1 The Chest of Silver 32 The Rest Cure 58 The Criminologists' Club 88 The Field of Philippi 122 A Bad Night 156 A Trap to Catch a Cracksman 184 The Spoils of Sacrilege 216 The Raffles Relics 247 The Last Word 278 ILLUSTRATIONS I think she must have seen us, even in the dim light Frontispiece Facing Page Raffles in the strong-room 54 It was the fire-eating and prison-inspecting colonel himself. He was ready for me, a revolver in his hand 76 Raffles was as excited as any of us now; he outstripped us all 106 He kept us laughing in his study until the chapel bells rang him out 152 The ragged trousers stripped from an evening pair 176 Down went the trap-door with a bang 232 No one can make out what this little thick velvet bag's for 260 THE SHADOW OF A MAN By E. W. Hornung CONTENTS Page I. The Belle of Toorak 1 II. Injury 14 III. Insult 28 IV. Bethune of the Hall 39 V. A Red Herring 58 VI. Below Zero 67 VII. A Cavalier 84 VIII. The Kind of Life 97 IX. Pax in Bello 120 X. The Truth by Inches 134 XI. Bethune v. Bethune 147 XII. An Escapade 166 XIII. Blind Man's Block 180 XIV. His Own Coin 196 XV. The Fact of the Matter 206 WITCHING HILL By E. W. Hornung CONTENTS CHAPTER I UNHALLOWED GROUND CHAPTER II THE HOUSE WITH RED BLINDS CHAPTER III A VICIOUS CIRCLE CHAPTER IV THE LOCAL COLOUR CHAPTER V THE ANGEL OF LIFE CHAPTER VI UNDER ARMS CHAPTER VII THE LOCKED ROOM CHAPTER VIII THE TEMPLE OF BACCHUS LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS "You won't improve his chances by keeping anything back." I saw a bedizened beauty go mad before my eyes. I drove Delavoye before me. A handsome, sinister creature, in a brown flowing wig and raiment as fine as any on the walls. Trying to tug the fierce moustache out of his mild face. A heavy blackthorn held in murderous poise. His thin arms locked round the neck of the young nurse. Delavoye fired over my head. AT LARGE E. W. Hornung CONTENTS A Nucleus of Fortune 1 Sundown 11 After Four Years 20 How Dick Came Home 28 The First Evening at Graysbrooke 41 Sisyphus 53 South Kensington 64 The Admirable Miles 72 A Dancing Lesson and its Consequences 86 An Old Friend and an Old Memory 98 Dressing, Dancing, Looking on 109 "To-Morrow, and To-Morrow, and To-Morrow" 123 In Bushey Park 132 Quits 152 The Morning After 163 Military Manœuvres 174 "Miles's Beggars" 185 Alice Speaks for Herself 196 Conterminous Courses 206 Strange Humility 216 An Altered Man 227 Extremities 234 The Effect of a Photograph 244 The Effect of a Song 256 Melmerbridge Church 271 At Bay 286 The Fatal Tress 296 The Effort 307 Elizabeth Ryan 313 Sweet Revenge 325 The Charity of Silence 333 Suspense: Reaction 343 How Dick Said Good-Bye 353 PECCAVI By E. W. Hornung CONTENTS Chapter Page I. Dust to Dust 1 II. The Chief Mourner 11 III. A Confession 18 IV. Midsummer Night 29 V. The Man Alone 45 VI. Fire 51 VII. The Sinner's Prayer 66 VIII. The Lord of the Manor 77 IX. A Duel Begins 89 X. The Letter of the Law 100 XI. Labour of Hercules 115 XII. A Fresh Discovery 125 XIII. Devices of a Castaway 131 XIV. The Last Resort 137 XV. His Own Lawyer 150 XVI. End of the Duel 162 XVII. Three Weeks and a Night 186 XVIII. The Night's Work 193 XIX. The First Winter 209 XX. The Way of Peace 230 XXI. At the Flint House 249 XXII. A Little Child 262 XXIII. Design and Accident 275 XXIV. Glamour and Rue 291 XXV. Signs of Change 306 XXVI. A Very Few Words 316 XXVII. An Escape 323 XXVIII. The Turning Tide 335 XXIX. A Haven of Hearts 348 XXX. The Woman's Hour 362 XXXI. Advent Eve 378 XXXII. The Second Time 390 XXXIII. Sanctuary 397 THE THOUSANDTH WOMAN By Ernest W. Hornung Illustrated By Frank Snapp CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. A Small World 1 II. Second Sight 16 III. In the Train 29 IV. Down the River 42 V. An Untimely Visitor 64 VI. Voluntary Service 83 VII. After Michelangelo 98 VIII. Finger-Prints 117 IX. Fair Warning 134 X. The Week of Their Lives 146 XI. In Country and In Town 156 XII. The Thousandth Man 169 XIII. Quid Pro Quo 181 XIV. Faith Unfaithful 205 XV. The Person Unknown 214 TINY LUTTRELL By Ernest W. Hornung CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. The Coming of Tiny, 1 II. Swift of Wallandoon, 21 III. The Tail of the Season, 44 IV. Ruth and Christina, 63 V. Essingham Rectory, 84 VI. A Matter of Ancient History, 102 VII. The Shadow of the Hall, 116 VIII. Countess Dromard at Home, 133 IX. Mother and Son, 148 X. A Threatening Dawn, 162 XI. In the Ladies' Tent, 176 XII. Ordeal by Battle, 193 XIII. Her Hour of Triumph, 213 XIV. A Cycle of Moods, 233 XV. The Invisible Ideal, 248 XVI. Foreign Soil, 263 XVII. The High Seas, 286 XVIII. The Third Time of Asking, 306 XIX. Counsel's Opinion, 317 XX. In Honor Bound, 327 XXI. A Deaf Ear, 339 XXII. Summum Bonum, 348 MY LORD DUKE By E. W. Hornung CONTENTS I. The Head of the Family 1 II. "Happy Jack" 16 III. A Chance Lost 31 IV. Not in the Programme 44 V. With the Elect 63 VI. A New Leaf 77 VII. The Duke's Progress 90 VIII. The Old Adam 105 IX. An Anonymous Letter 122 X. "Dead Nuts" 137 XI. The Night of the Twentieth 151 XII. The Wrong Man 163 XIII. The Interregnum 180 XIV. Jack and his Master 189 XV. End of the Interregnum 199 XVI. "Love the Gift" 215 XVII. An Anti-Toxine 223 XVIII. Heckling a Minister 233 XIX. The Cat and the Mouse 244 XX. "Love the Debt" 257 XXI. The Bar Sinister 266 XXII. De Mortuis 282 THE CRIME DOCTOR By Ernest W. Hornung CONTENTS I The Physician Who Healed Himself 1 II The Life-Preserver 40 III A Hopeless Case 77 IV The Golden Key 118 V A Schoolmaster Abroad 159 VI One Possessed 199 VII The Doctor's Assistant 237 VIII The Second Murderer 272 DENIS DENT By Ernest W. Hornung CONTENTS Chapter Page I. The Second Officer 1 II. Sauve Qui Peut 10 III. The Castaways 18 IV. Lost and Found 30 V. A Touch of Fever 37 VI. New Conditions 48 VII. Denis and Nan 57 VIII. Cold Water 70 IX. The Canvas City 79 X. Thieves in the Night 90 XI. Strange Bedfellows 102 XII. El Dorado 114 XIII. The Enemy's Camp 122 XIV. The First Claim 133 XV. A Pious Fraud 146 XVI. A Windfall 158 XVII. Hate and Money 168 XVIII. Rotten Gully 178 XIX. New Blood 187 XX. The Jeweler's Shop 196 XXI. The Courier of Death 211 XXII. Atra Cura 220 XXIII. Broken Off 231 XXIV. Death's Door 243 XXV. Beat of Drum 251 XXVI. Homeward Bound 265 XXVII. The Great Gulf 277 XXVIII. News of Battle 289 XXIX. Guy Fawkes Day 299 XXX. The Sandbag Battery 310 XXXI. Time's Whirligig 319 A BRIDE FROM THE BUSH By Ernest Wm. Hornung

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