Raffles is now living with Bunny in Ham Common as Bunny's colonial brother, Ralph. Raffles and Bunny occasionally commit burglaries at night, using their bicycles. Raffles becomes a favorite of their unsuspecting landlady.
For their next haul, Raffles and Bunny pick out a stockbroker's house. At night, they approach with their bicycles, unscrew the bars of the pantry window, and enter. Bunny brings an electric torch, outfitted by Raffles with shades to act as a dark lantern. Using a knife, Raffles cuts a hole through a panel in a door, in order to try to turn the key that is in the lock on the other side. When Raffles reaches through, however, his hand is suddenly grabbed by some boys.
Yes, I would get out, but only to come in again, for it was my turn—mine—not his. Would Raffles leave me held by a hand through a hole in a door? What he would have done in my place was the thing for me to do now.
Raffles and Bunny, horrified, realize that they have not broken into the house of the stockbroker, as intended, but the neighboring house, occupied by an army-trainer and his students. Raffles, caught, bids Bunny to leave and save himself. Bunny does leave, but only to reenter the house from the front. He convinces the boys that he saw Raffles's accomplice escape. The boys not holding Raffles leave to give chase. Abruptly, Bunny grabs the remaining one, Beefy, in a chokehold, forcing him to release Raffles. Raffles lets himself in by turning the key in the lock. He chloroforms Beefy and locks him in the pantry.
They are soon joined by the awakened army instructor, and rejoined by the other boys. All of them suspect Bunny and Raffles. To explain himself, Bunny pretends to have gone outside to fetch his friend, Raffles, only to find Beefy gone upon returning. Raffles quickly adds that they should follow the burglars on their bikes, and leads Bunny outside. They are soon chased after by the boys and instructor. They ride their bicycles away, though Bunny accidentally chooses a difficult uphill path, and their escape is narrow. When they are safely at home, Raffles warmly congratulates Bunny for his quick thinking.
Adaptationsedit
Televisionedit
Part of the story was adapted into the third episode of the Raffles television series, with Anthony Valentine as A. J. Raffles and Christopher Strauli as Bunny Manders. The episode, titled "The Spoils of Sacrilege", first aired on 11 March 1977.
Radioedit
BBC Radio adapted the story into the second half of the sixteenth episode of its Raffles radio drama, "The Raffles Relics", which first aired on 20 August 1992.[4] The drama features Jeremy Clyde as Raffles and Michael Cochrane as Bunny. The episode faithfully follows the plot of the original story, with minor changes:
In the episode, the events of the original story follow the events of "The Raffles Relics", rather than precede them. At the end of the drama, Raffles even adds that their black masks, which Bunny had to remove from their faces before they were seen by the boys, will serve as a start to a new collection, the Bunny Manders Relics.
In the drama, instead of proposing to chase the burglars, Raffles leads Bunny outside on the pretense of bringing their bicycles inside, to protect them from the burglars.
The landlady, unnamed in the original stories, is named Mrs Fisher in the radio play.
Referencesedit
Notes
^William G. Contento (12 August 2017). "Series List". The FictionMags Index. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
^Frank M. Passage (20 May 2004). "Raffles". Old-Time Radio. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
Sources
Hornung, E. W. (2009). The Black Mask. Auckland, New Zealand: The Floating Press. ISBN978-1-775415-09-1.
Rowland, Peter (1999). Raffles and His Creator. London: Nekta Publications. ISBN0-9533583-2-1.
External linksedit
Raffles, Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman at Project Gutenberg
Free online annotated version of "The Wrong House"
April 12, 2024
wrong, house, short, story, hornung, features, gentleman, thief, raffles, companion, biographer, bunny, manders, story, first, published, scribner, magazine, september, 1901, story, also, included, seventh, story, collection, black, mask, published, grant, ric. The Wrong House is a short story by E W Hornung and features the gentleman thief A J Raffles and his companion and biographer Bunny Manders The story was first published in Scribner s Magazine in September 1901 1 The story was also included as the seventh story in the collection The Black Mask published by Grant Richards in London and Charles Scribner s Sons in New York both in 1901 2 The Wrong House Short story by E W Hornung1906 illustration by F C YohnCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglishGenre s Crime fictionPublicationPublisherCharles Scribner s SonsMedia typePrint Magazine Publication dateSeptember 1901ChronologySeriesA J Raffles An Old Flame The Knees of the Gods Contents 1 Plot 2 Adaptations 2 1 Television 2 2 Radio 3 References 4 External linksPlot editRaffles is now living with Bunny in Ham Common as Bunny s colonial brother Ralph Raffles and Bunny occasionally commit burglaries at night using their bicycles Raffles becomes a favorite of their unsuspecting landlady For their next haul Raffles and Bunny pick out a stockbroker s house At night they approach with their bicycles unscrew the bars of the pantry window and enter Bunny brings an electric torch outfitted by Raffles with shades to act as a dark lantern Using a knife Raffles cuts a hole through a panel in a door in order to try to turn the key that is in the lock on the other side When Raffles reaches through however his hand is suddenly grabbed by some boys Yes I would get out but only to come in again for it was my turn mine not his Would Raffles leave me held by a hand through a hole in a door What he would have done in my place was the thing for me to do now Bunny resolves to save Raffles 3 Raffles and Bunny horrified realize that they have not broken into the house of the stockbroker as intended but the neighboring house occupied by an army trainer and his students Raffles caught bids Bunny to leave and save himself Bunny does leave but only to reenter the house from the front He convinces the boys that he saw Raffles s accomplice escape The boys not holding Raffles leave to give chase Abruptly Bunny grabs the remaining one Beefy in a chokehold forcing him to release Raffles Raffles lets himself in by turning the key in the lock He chloroforms Beefy and locks him in the pantry They are soon joined by the awakened army instructor and rejoined by the other boys All of them suspect Bunny and Raffles To explain himself Bunny pretends to have gone outside to fetch his friend Raffles only to find Beefy gone upon returning Raffles quickly adds that they should follow the burglars on their bikes and leads Bunny outside They are soon chased after by the boys and instructor They ride their bicycles away though Bunny accidentally chooses a difficult uphill path and their escape is narrow When they are safely at home Raffles warmly congratulates Bunny for his quick thinking Adaptations editTelevision edit Part of the story was adapted into the third episode of the Raffles television series with Anthony Valentine as A J Raffles and Christopher Strauli as Bunny Manders The episode titled The Spoils of Sacrilege first aired on 11 March 1977 Radio edit BBC Radio adapted the story into the second half of the sixteenth episode of its Raffles radio drama The Raffles Relics which first aired on 20 August 1992 4 The drama features Jeremy Clyde as Raffles and Michael Cochrane as Bunny The episode faithfully follows the plot of the original story with minor changes In the episode the events of the original story follow the events of The Raffles Relics rather than precede them At the end of the drama Raffles even adds that their black masks which Bunny had to remove from their faces before they were seen by the boys will serve as a start to a new collection the Bunny Manders Relics In the drama instead of proposing to chase the burglars Raffles leads Bunny outside on the pretense of bringing their bicycles inside to protect them from the burglars The landlady unnamed in the original stories is named Mrs Fisher in the radio play References editNotes William G Contento 12 August 2017 Series List The FictionMags Index Retrieved 22 October 2017 Rowland page 280 Hornung page 222 Frank M Passage 20 May 2004 Raffles Old Time Radio Retrieved 8 October 2017 SourcesHornung E W 2009 The Black Mask Auckland New Zealand The Floating Press ISBN 978 1 775415 09 1 Rowland Peter 1999 Raffles and His Creator London Nekta Publications ISBN 0 9533583 2 1 External links editRaffles Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman at Project Gutenberg Free online annotated version of The Wrong House Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Wrong House amp oldid 955425971, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
