For anyone interested, this novel by William Rushton, remembered by altopiano , includes amongst its star-studded cast one A. J. Raffles. Bunny never quite puts in an appearance, but is mentioned a few times, and it's clear that the pair are on very intimate terms... I've extracted all relevant snippets to one handy location.

Happy May Day everyone!

Am I the only one who didn't know about these? Here is the story of my discovery.

(By the way, as we speak I'm working on - ahem - restoring a missing scene that Hornung very wisely left out of the published version of Bunny's memoirs. Coming soon!)

 It's me again! I thought it wouldn't do us any harm to have another look at some of the delicious slashy morsels in the canon. This is by no means complete - I haven't gone over 'The Black Mask' stories for instance, so please feel free to point out other tasty bits that I've missed here!

This way for slashy goodness.

*Timidly* Not sure if this is a legitimate post to this community, so if the moderator decides it's not, I don't mind it being deleted. This is a personal account of my history as a reader of Raffles (with speculation in passing on our hero's family connection to the founder of Singapore). I, for one, would be interested in learning how everyone ( Read more... )

Around Christmas time, I acquired the three CD series of the Raffles radio programme as dramatised by Jim French Productions and their Imagination Theatre. Unlike the BBC series, they aren't trying to make all the written stories into radio stories. They tend to follow along the lines of the 1977 television series by giving the stories a twist of ( Read more... )

Back in the golden age of radio, Raffles had been a mainstay of CBS's lineup. He had his own adventures for many years on American radio. Sadly, most of those episodes have been lost. However, there are loads of old time radio buffs on the net, and they love sharing those old finds. I've rounded up the episodes, and here they are for your enjoyment ( Read more... )

I know it's been quiet here, but be assured Raffles and his Bunny will never be forgotten! storyfan and I have volunteered to introduce our lovely pair to a whole new audience this month at crack_van! We'll be reccing some of the fantastic fic we've seen here and elsewhere on the net. Why not reacquaint yourself with our lovely late Victorian couple with our recs ( Read more... )