7 best short stories by E. W. Hornung

Hornung's prose is widely admired for its lucid, simple style. Oliver Edwards, writing in The Times, considered that "e;not the least attractive part of the Raffles books is the simple, plain, unaffected language in which each one of them is written"e;. The obituarist in the same newspaper agrees, and thinks Hornung had "e;a power of good and clear description and a talent for mystery and surprise"e;This selection chosen by the critic August Nemocontains the following stories:- The Idles of March- A Costume Piece- Gentlemen and Players- Le Premier Pas- Wilful Murder- Nine Points of the Law- The Return Match