Ernest William Hornung (professionally known as E. W. Hornung; 1866–1921), was an English poet and writer.[1] 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,[1][2] and began writing professionally shortly afterwards.[3]
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| Novels↙ | 21 |
|---|---|
| Stories↙ | 56 |
| Collections↙ | 8 |
| Poems↙ | 3 |
| Plays↙ | 3 |
| Non-fiction↙ | 2 |
| References and footnotes | |
Hornung had his first work published in 1887—the short story "Stroke of Five" in Belgravia magazine.[4] 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.[1][5]
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.[6][7] 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.[8] It is for the character of Raffles that Hornung is best remembered.[1]
In 1893 Hornung married Constance Doyle (1868–1924), the sister of Arthur Conan Doyle and in 1895 their son, Arthur Oscar, was born.[1] 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.[1][9] 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.[2][10]
Publications in periodicals
This list may be incomplete.[11] 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.
| Title[12] | Date of publication | Periodical | Details | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Stroke of Five" | 1887 | Belgravia | Vol 64, page 70; subtitled "a story" | [13] |
| "Spoilt Negative" | 1887 | Belgravia | Vol 64, page 76; subtitled "a story" | [4] |
| "Nettleship's Score" | January 1890 | Cornhill Magazine | Vol 61, pages 1–25 | [4] |
| "A Bride From the Bush": part 1 | July 1890 | Cornhill Magazine | Vol 61, pages 89–112 | [4] |
| "A Bride From the Bush": part 2 | August 1890 | Cornhill Magazine | Vol 61, pages 201–24 | [4] |
| "A Bride From the Bush": part 3 | September 1890 | Cornhill Magazine | Vol 61, pages 315–36 | [4] |
| "A Bride From the Bush": part 4 | October 1890 | Cornhill Magazine | Vol 61, pages 429–48 | [4] |
| "A Bride From the Bush": part 5 | November 1890 | Cornhill Magazine | Vol 61, pages 543–60 | [4] |
| "The Luckiest Man in the Colony" | April 1891 | The Strand Magazine | Author credited as "S. W. Hornung" | [14] |
| "The Notorious Miss Anstruther" | May 1891 | The Strand Magazine | – | [14] |
| "Strong-Minded Miss Methuen" | March 1892 | The Strand Magazine | – | [14] |
| "Thunderbolt's Mate": part 1 | 5 March 1892 | Chambers's Journal | Fifth series, vol 9, pages 154–57; subtitled "a story" | [4] |
| "Thunderbolt's Mate": part 2 | 12 March 1892 | Chambers's Journal | Fifth series, vol 9, pages 169–71; subtitled "a story" | [4] |
| "Thunderbolt's Mate": part 3 | 19 March 1892 | Chambers's Journal | Fifth series, vol 9, pages 183–86; subtitled "a story" | [4] |
| "Thunderbolt's Mate": part 4 | 22 March 1892 | Chambers's Journal | Fifth series, vol 9, pages 200–01; subtitled "a story" | [4] |
| "The Romance of Sergeant Clancy" | April 1892 | The Idler | – | [14] |
| "Kenyon's Innings" | April 1892 | Longman's Magazine | Vol 19, pages 614–37; subtitled "a story" | [4] |
| "'Author! Author!'" | March 1893 | The Strand Magazine | – | [14] |
| "The Burrawurra Brand" | November 1893 | The Idler | Vol 4, pages 349–65; subtitled "a story" | [4] |
| "The Voice of Gunbar" | December 1893 | Pall Mall Gazette | – | [14] |
| "A Literary Coincidence" | December 1893 | The Strand Magazine | – | [14] |
| "The Unbidden Guest": part 1 | May 1894 | Longman's Magazine | Vol 24, pages 76–102 | [4] |
| "The Unbidden Guest": part 2 | June 1894 | Longman's Magazine | Vol 24, pages 191–210 | [4] |
| "The Unbidden Guest": part 3 | July 1894 | Longman's Magazine | Vol 24, pages 296–321 | [4] |
| "The Unbidden Guest": part 4 | August 1894 | Longman's Magazine | Vol 24, pages 412–32 | [4] |
| "The Unbidden Guest": part 5 | September 1894 | Longman's Magazine | Vol 24, pages 522–43 | [4] |
| "The Unbidden Guest": part 6 | October 1894 | Longman's Magazine | Vol 24, pages 628–54 | [4] |
| "'Galloping Jess'" | December 1894 | Temple Bar | – | [14] |
| "The Star of the Grasmere" | December 1894 | The Strand Magazine | – | [14] |
| "The Governess at Greenbush": part 1 | 2 February 1895 | Chambers's Journal | Fifth series, vol 12, pages 74–77 | [4] |
| "The Governess at Greenbush": part 2 | 9 February 1895 | Chambers's Journal | Fifth series, vol 12, pages 89–91 | [4] |
| "The Governess at Greenbush": part 3 | 16 February 1895 | Chambers's Journal | Fifth series, vol 12, pages 104–07 | [4] |
| "The Governess at Greenbush": part 4 | 23 February 1895 | Chambers's Journal | Fifth series, vol 12, pages 119–22 | [4] |
| "The Man that shot Macturk" | September 1895 | Pall Mall Gazette | – | [15] |
| Irralie's Bushranger | December 1895 | Cassell's Family Magazine | Introduced character of Stingaree | [15] |
| "After the Fact": part 1 | 4 January 1896 | Chambers's Journal | Fifth series, vol 13, pages 6–9 | [4] |
| "After the Fact": part 2 | 11 January 1896 | Chambers's Journal | Fifth series, vol 13, pages 23–26 | [4] |
| "After the Fact": part 3 | 18 January 1896 | Chambers's Journal | Fifth series, vol 13, pages 55–58 | [4] |
| "A Demon of Revenge" | June 1897 | Cassell's Family Magazine | – | [15] |
| "The Ides of March" | June 1898 | Cassell's Magazine | The first A. J. Raffles story | [16] |
| "A Costume Piece" | July 1898 | Cassell's Magazine | A. J. Raffles story | [17] |
| "Gentlemen and Players" | August 1898 | Cassell's Magazine | A. J. Raffles story | [17] |
| "Nine Points of the Law" | September 1898 | Cassell's Magazine | A. J. Raffles story | [17] |
| "The Gift of the Emperor" | November 1898 | Cassell's Magazine | A. J. Raffles story | [17] |
| "The Return Match" | October 1898 | Cassell's Magazine | A. J. Raffles story | [17] |
| "A Villa in a Vineyard" | May 1899 | Cassell's Magazine | Vol 79, pages 662–65 | [18] |
| "The Jackeroo on G Block" | April 1900 | The Strand Magazine | – | [15] |
| "The Saloon Passenger" | June 1900 | The Strand Magazine | – | [15] |
| "No Sinecure" | January 1901 | Scribner's Magazine | A. J. Raffles story; Vol 29, pages 30–43; subtitled "More Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman" | [18] |
| "A Jubilee Present" | February 1901 | Scribner's Magazine | A. J. Raffles story; Vol 29, pages 220–31; subtitled "More Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman" | [18] |
| "The Fate of Faustina" | March 1901 | Scribner's Magazine | A. J. Raffles story; Vol 29, pages 227–91; subtitled "More Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman" | [18] |
| "The Last Laugh" | April 1901 | Scribner's Magazine | A. J. Raffles story; Vol 29, pages 483–94; subtitled "More Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman" | [18] |
| "To Catch a Thief" | May 1901 | Scribner's Magazine | A. J. Raffles story; Vol 29, pages 591–600; subtitled "More Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman" | [18] |
| "An Old Flame" | June 1901 | Scribner's Magazine | A. J. Raffles story; Vol 29, pages 707–20; subtitled "More Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman" | [18] |
| "The Wrong House" | September 1901 | Scribner's Magazine | A. J. Raffles story; Vol 30, pages 343–50; subtitled "More Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman" | [18] |
| No Hero | January 1903 | Pall Mall Magazine | Serialised January–May | [15] |
| "Chrystal's Century" | June 1903 | The Strand Magazine | Also published the same month in Atlantic Monthly, Vol 91, pages 738–48[18] | [15] |
| "A Voice in the Wilderness" | September 1904 | The Strand Magazine | Stingaree story | [15] |
| "A Bushranger at Bay" | October 1904 | The Strand Magazine | Stingaree story | [15] |
| "The Honour of the Road" | November 1904 | The Strand Magazine | Stingaree story | [15] |
| "The Black Hole of Glenranald" | December 1904 | The Strand Magazine | Stingaree story | [15] |
| "Out of Paradise" | January 1905 | Pall Mall Magazine | A. J. Raffles story | [15] |
| "The Real Simon Pure" | January 1905 | The Strand Magazine | Stingaree story | [15] |
| "The Chest of Silver" | February 1905 | Pall Mall Magazine | A. J. Raffles story | [15] |
| "To the Vile Dust" | February 1905 | The Strand Magazine | Stingaree story | [15] |
| "The Rest Cure" | March 1905 | Pall Mall Magazine | A. J. Raffles story | [15] |
| "The Villain Worshipper" | March 1905 | The Strand Magazine | Stingaree story | [15] |
| "The Criminologists' Club" | April 1905 | Pall Mall Magazine | A. J. Raffles story | [19] |
| "The Moth and the Star" | April 1905 | The Strand Magazine | Stingaree story | [19] |
| "The Field of Philippi" | May 1905 | Pall Mall Magazine | A. J. Raffles story | [19] |
| "A Bad Night" | June 1905 | Pall Mall Magazine | A. J. Raffles story | [19] |
| "A Trap to Catch a Cracksman" | July 1905 | Pall Mall Magazine | A. J. Raffles story | [19] |
| "The Spoils of Sacrilege" | August 1905 | Pall Mall Magazine | A. J. Raffles story | [19] |
| "The Raffles Relics" | September 1905 | Pall Mall Magazine | A. J. Raffles story | [19] |
| "Charles Reade" | June 1921 | London Mercury | Vol 4, pages 150–63 | [18] |
Novels and story collections
| Title[20][21][22] | Year of first publication (UK and US) | UK publisher | US publisher | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Bride from the Bush | 1890 | Smith, Elder & Co. (London) | US Book Co. (New York) | Novel | [23][24] |
| Under Two Skies | 1892 | A & C Black (London) | Macmillan & Co. (New York) | Short story collection; subtitled "a collection of stories" | [25][24] |
| Tiny Luttrell | 1893 | Cassell (London) | Cassell (New York) | Novel; two volumes | [26][24] |
| The Boss of Taroomba | 1894 | Bliss, Sands & Foster (London) | Scribner's (New York) | Novel; US edition first published in 1900 | [27][24] |
| The Unbidden Guest | 1894 | Longmans, Green & Co. (London) | Longmans (New York) | Novel | [28][24] |
| Irralie's Bushranger | 1896 | Beeman (London) | Scribner's (New York) | Novel | [29][24] |
| The Rogue's March | 1896 | Cassell (London) | Scribner's (New York) | Novel; subtitled "A Romance" | [30][31][24] |
| My Lord Duke | 1896 | Cassell (London) | Scribner's (New York) | Novel; published first in the US in 1896, published in the UK in 1897 | [32][24] |
| Some Persons Unknown | 1898 | Cassell (London) | Scribner's (New York) | Short story collection | [33][34][35] |
| Young Blood | 1898 | Cassell (London) | Scribner's (New York) | Novel; published in the US in 1899 | [36][35] |
| The Amateur Cracksman | 1899 | Methuen Publishing (London) | Scribner's (New York) | Short story collection | [6][37][35] |
| Dead Men Tell No Tales | 1899 | Methuen Publishing (London) | Scribner's (New York) | Novel | [38][39][35] |
| The Belle of Toorak | 1900 | Richards (London) | Scribner's (New York) | Novel; published in 1901 in the US, as The Shadow of a Man | [40][35] |
| Peccavi | 1900 | Richards (London) | Scribner's (New York) | Novel | [41][35] |
| The Black Mask | 1901 | Richards (London) | Scribner's (New York) | Short story collection; published in the US as Raffles: Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman | [6][42][35] |
| At Large | 1902 | – | Scribner's (New York) | Novel | [43] |
| The Shadow of the Rope | 1902 | Chatto & Windus (London) | Scribner's (New York) | Novel | [44][35] |
| Denis Dent | 1903 | Isbister (London) | Stokes (New York) | Novel; subtitled "A Novel" | [45][35] |
| No Hero | 1903 | Smith, Elder & Co. (London) | Scribner's (New York) | Novel | [46][35] |
| Stingaree | 1905 | Chatto & Windus (London) | Scribner's (New York) | Novel | [47][35] |
| A Thief in the Night | 1905 | Chatto & Windus (London) | Scribner's (New York) | Short story collection; republished as A Thief in the Night: Further Adventures of A. J. Raffles, Cricketer and Cracksman | [6][35] |
| Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman | 1906 | Eveleigh Nash (London) | – | Short story collection; stories taken from The Amateur Cracksman and The Black Mask | [48][49] |
| Mr. Justice Raffles | 1909 | Smith, Elder & Co. (London) | Scribner's (New York) | Novel | [50][49] |
| The Camera Fiend | 1911 | Unwin (London) | Scribner's (New York) | Novel | [51][49] |
| Fathers of Men | 1912 | Smith, Elder & Co. (London) | Scribner's (New York) | Novel | [52][49] |
| The Thousandth Woman | 1913 | Eveleigh Nash (London) | The Bobbs-Merrill Co. (Indianapolis) | Novel | [53][49] |
| Witching Hill | 1913 | Hodder & Stoughton (London) | Scribner's (New York) | Short story collection | [54][49] |
| The Crime Doctor | 1914 | Eveleigh Nash (London) | – | Short story collection | [55][56] |
| Old Offenders and a Few Old Scores | 1923 | John Murray (London) | – | Short story collection; published posthumously[14] | [57] |
Plays
| Title[21][58] | First performance | Publisher | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raffles, The Amateur Cracksman | 27 October 1903 | Samuel French Ltd. (1928) | By Hornung and Eugéne Presbrey; first performed at the Princess Theatre, New York | [13][59] |
| Stingaree, the Bushranger | 1 February 1908 | – | First performed at the Queen's Theatre, London | [13] |
| A Visit From Raffles | 1 November 1909 | – | By Hornung and Charles Sansom; first performed at the Brixton Empress Theatre, London | [13] |
Non-fiction
| Title[20][21] | Year of first publication | First edition publisher | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 'Trusty and Well Beloved', The Little Record of Arthur Oscar Hornung | 1915 | Privately published (Colchester, Essex) | Biography of his son, killed in the First World War | [9][60] |
| Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front | 1919 | Constable (London) | Account of his experience with the YMCA during the First World War; US edition, published by E. P. Dutton & Co., incorporates most of the poems included in The Young Guard | [3][61][14] |
Poetry
| Title[21] | Year of first publication | First edition publisher | Category | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballad of Ensign Joy | 1917 | Dutton Books (New York) | War poetry | [9][62] |
| Wooden Cross | 1918 | Nisbet (London)[a] | War poetry | [9][63] |
| The Young Guard | 1919 | Constable (London) | War poetry | [9][64] |
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