Stingaree is a 1905 novel by E. W. Hornung about an Australian bushranger. It was allegedly based on the Kelly Gang. Ernest William Hornung (7 June 1866 - 22 March 1921) was an English author and poet known for writing the A. J. Raffles series of stories about a gentleman thief in late 19th-century London. 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 drew on his Australian experiences as a background when he ...
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Stingaree is a 1905 novel by E. W. Hornung about an Australian bushranger. It was allegedly based on the Kelly Gang. Ernest William Hornung (7 June 1866 - 22 March 1921) was an English author and poet known for writing the A. J. Raffles series of stories about a gentleman thief in late 19th-century London. 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 drew on his Australian experiences as a background when he began writing, initially short stories and later novels. Hornung's prose is widely admired for its lucid-yet-simple style. Oliver Edwards, writing in The Times, considered that "not the least attractive part of the Raffles books is the simple, plain, unaffected language in which each one of them is written". The obituarist in the same newspaper agrees, and thinks Hornung had "a power of good and clear description and a talent for mystery and surprise". Colin Watson also considers the point, and observes that in Hornung's writing, "superfluous description has been avoided and account of action is to the point", while Doyle admired his "sudden use of the right adjective and the right phrase", something the writer and journalist Jeremy Lewis sees as a "flamboyant, Kiplingesque taste for the vivid".
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Add this copy of Stingaree to cart. $3.00, good condition, Sold by Pepper's Old Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hanson, KY, UNITED STATES, published 1909 by Charles Scribner's Sons.
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Add this copy of Stingaree to cart. $9.95, very good condition, Sold by St Paul's Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Walnut Creek, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1907 by Charles Scribner's Sons.
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Very good No jacket. No marks, light wear on cover edges. 279 pp., gilded top edge. We use old stamps for standard shipping. All proceeds are donated to needy organizations.
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Fair. (1908 edition. ) There is a private library stamp inside the front cover. A readable copy. All pages and the cover are intact. No Dust Cover. Pages have some browning, speckling and staining. Shipped from Florida. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Add this copy of Stingaree to cart. $17.00, good condition, Sold by Arches Bookhouse rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Portland, OR, UNITED STATES, published 1905 by Scribner’s.
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GOOD. 393 pp. Frontispiece with tissue, black and white images. Hinges cracked, backstrip torn with a bit of loss, rubbing to extremities, sound otherwise.
Add this copy of Stingaree to cart. $18.00, good condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1908 by Scribner's.
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Good. Later. Illustrated by George W. Lambert. Good. Top edge is gold. Cover has heavy rubbing. Corners are lightly bumped. Spine ends are bumped.; Pink water staining along the foredge on the first 100 pages, including the title page. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
