The third series of the adventures of Raffles goes back to the earliest days of the cracksman and Bunny, his foil. One of the nine tales portrays the disloyalty of the thief in losing for Bunny his sweetheart, another, and quite the most ingenious of the group, is that of a little “job” at Lord Thornaby’s town house where Raffles diverted from himself the suspicions of the “Criminologists’ club.” All thru Raffles is still the same terrible expert burglar.
| * | + | Acad. 68: 1177. N. 11, ‘05. 310w. |
[*] “Unfortunately the reader’s taste has been whetted for better things, and he looks in vain for the quick turns and the conquering of difficult situations of the earlier yarns.”
| + — | Critic. 47: 578. D. ‘05. 70w. |
[*] “The newer stories, while they seem somehow to lack the snap and go of the earlier ones, are nevertheless not very different in quality, and if you are not tired of the old Raffles they may be trusted to furnish entertainment for an idle hour.”
| + | N. Y. Times. 10: 727. O. 28, ‘05. 160w. |
[*] “Those unacquainted with the cracksman will find admirably written stories retailing the exploits of a gentleman burglar of the most marvelous skill and finesse, and an unusually winning personality.”
| + | Outlook. 81: 530. O. 28, ‘05. 70w. |
[*] “His mind works with all its old rapidity and originality, but he is less convincing and beguiling.”
| + — | Outlook. 81: 712. N. 25, ‘05. 100w. |