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Ernest Hornung

The Thousandth WomanHornung E. W. Ernest William The Thousandth Woman I A SMALL WORLD Cazalet sat up so suddenly that his head hit the woodwork over the upper berth. His own voice still rang in his startled ears. He wondered how much he had said, and how far it could have carried above the throb ...

The Crime DoctorHornung E. W. Ernest William The Crime Doctor I THE PHYSICIAN WHO HEALED HIMSELF In the course of his meteoric career as Secretary of State for the Home Department, the Right Honorable Topham Vinson instituted many reforms and earned the reformer's whack of praise and blame. His m...

The Boss of TaroombaHornung E. W. Ernest William The Boss of Taroomba CHAPTER I THE LITTLE MUSICIAN They were terribly sentimental words, but the fellow sang them as though he meant every syllable. Altogether, the song was not the kind of thing to go down with a back-block audience, any more than...

Denis Dent: A NovelHornung E. W. Ernest William Denis Dent: A Novel CHAPTER I THE SECOND OFFICER "Land ahead!"The North Foreland had been made advisedly snug for the night. In the middle watch she was under her three lower topsails and fore topmast staysail only. Not that it blew very hard, but t...

Young BloodE. W. Hornung Young Blood CHAPTER I THE OLD HOME Harry Ringrose came of age on the happiest morning of his life. He was on dry land at last, and flying north at fifty miles an hour instead of at some insignificant and yet precarious number of knots. He would be at home to eat his birth...

At LargeE. W. Hornung At Large I A NUCLEUS OF FORTUNE A hooded wagon was creeping across a depressing desert in the middle of Australia; layers of boxes under the hood, and of brass-handled, mahogany drawers below the boxes, revealed the licensed hawker of the bush. Now, the hawker out there is a...

A Thief in the Night: Further adventures of A. J. Raffles, Cricketer and CracksmanHornung E. W. Ernest William A Thief in the Night: Further adventures of A. J. Raffles, Cricketer and Cracksman Out of Paradise If I must tell more tales of Raffles, I can but go back to our earliest days together, ...

StingareeHornung E. W. Ernest William Stingaree A Voice in the Wilderness I "La parlate d'amor,O cari fior,Recate i miei sospiri,Narrate i miei matiri,Ditele o cari fior – " Miss Bouverie ceased on the high note, as abruptly as string that snaps beneath the bow, and revolved with the music-stool,...

Some Persons UnknownSome Persons Unknown KENYON'S INNINGS I Kenyon had been more unmanageable than usual. Unsettled and excitable from the moment he awoke and remembered who was coming in the evening, he had remained in an unsafe state all day. That evening found him with unbroken bones was a mir...

The Unbidden GuestErnest William Hornung The Unbidden Guest CHAPTER I. – THE GIRL FROM HOME Arabella was the first at the farm to become aware of Mr. Teesdale’s return from Melbourne. She was reading in the parlour, with her plump elbows planted upon the faded green table-cloth, and an untidy hea...