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| "A Costume Piece" | |||
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| Short story by E. W. Hornung | |||
 1898 Collier's illustration by E. V. Nadherny | |||
| Country | United Kingdom | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Genre(s) | Crime fiction | ||
| Publication | |||
| Publisher | Cassell & Co | ||
| Media type | Print (Magazine) | ||
| Publication date | July 1898 | ||
| Chronology | |||
| Series | A. J. Raffles | ||
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"A Costume Piece" 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 July 1898 by Cassell's Magazine.[1] The story was also included in the collection The Amateur Cracksman, published by Methuen & Co. Ltd in London, and Charles Scribner's Sons in New York, both in 1899.[2]