The Thousandth Woman

By E. W. Hornung

A piece of fiction by E. W. Hornung. Mr. Cazalet's narrative is told in this planned mystery. Although he appears to be an adventurer traversing the world carefree, his history carries a terrible secret—and he would go to any length for vengeance. But when the target of his anger is discovered to be dead, Cazalet abandons everything to find out who killed him. Ernest William Hornung, sometimes known as Willie, was an English novelist best known for his Raffles series of books about a male thief in late Victorian London. Along with his books and short tales, Hornung authored many war poems and a drama based on Raffles' stories.

• Language: English
• Publisher: DigiCat
• Release date: Nov 21, 2022
• ISBN: 8596547419556

E. W. Hornung

Ernest William Hornung (1866 –1921) was a prolific English poet and novelist, famed for his A. J. Raffles series of novels about a gentleman thief in late 19th century London. Hornung spent most of his life in England and France, but in 1883 he traveled to Australia where he lived for three years, his experiences there shaping many of his novels and short stories. On returning to England he worked as a journalist, and also published many of his poems and short stories in newspapers and magazines. A few years after his return, he married Constance Aimée Doyle, sister of his friend Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, with whom he had a son. During WWI he followed the troops in French trenches and later gave a detailed account of his encounters in Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front. Ernest Hornung died in 1921.

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