The Gift of the Emperor

by E.W. Hornung

Book Overview

The Gift Of The Emperor is a novel written by E. W. Hornung. The story is set in the early 1900s and follows the adventures of a British gentleman thief named A. J. Raffles and his accomplice, Bunny Manders. The two are approached by a Japanese diplomat who asks them to steal a valuable pearl from the British Museum. The pearl is a gift from the Emperor of Japan to the British government and its loss would cause a diplomatic incident. Raffles and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1161464336
• ISBN13: 9781161464337
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 30 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.0" x 10.0"