 Ernest William Hornung was born in Middlesborough, England. He spent most of his life in England and France, but in 1884 he left for Australia where he worked as a tutor for two years. After his return in 1886, he married Constance Doyle, the sister of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in 1893. Hornung died in St. Jean de Luz, France. |
Titles and year of publication:
| 1) A Bride from the Bush | 1890 |
| 2) Under Two Skies | 1892 |
| 3) The Boss of Taroomba | 1894 |
| 4) Irralie’s Bushranger | 1896 |
| 5) The Rogue’s March | 1896 |
| 6) My Lord Duke | 1897 |
| 7) Some Persons Unknown (short stories) | 1898 |
| 8) Young Blood | 1898 |
| 9) The Amateur Cracksman (Also published as: Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman) (short stories) | 1899 |
| 10) Dead Men Tell No Tales | 1899 |
| 11) The Belle of Toorak (US Title: The Shadow of a Man) | 1900 |
| 12) Peccavi | 1900 |
| 13) The Black Mask (US Title: Raffles: Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman) (short stories) | 1901 |
| 14) The Shadow of the Rope | 1902 |
| 15) No Hero | 1903 |
| 16) Denis Dent | 1903 |
| 17) Stingaree (short stories) | 1905 |
| 18) A Thief in the Night (short stories) | 1905 |
| 19) Mr. Justice Raffles | 1909 |
| 20) The Camera Fiend | 1911 |
| 21) The Thousandth Woman | 1913 |
| 22) Witching Hill (short stories) | 1913 |
| 23) The Crime Doctor (short stories) | 1911 |
| 24) Old Offenders and a Few Old Scores (short stories) | 1923 |
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