rival thief Crawshay, who appears in two early stories and is mentioned in "The Chest of Silver". List of stories The Raffles stories include three short story collections and one novel. Most of the short stories appeared in magazines before being published in book form. The Amateur Cracksman (1899): "The Ides of March", first published in June 1898 in Cassell's Magazine. "A Costume Piece", first published in July 1898 in Cassell's Magazine. "Gentlemen and Players", first published in August 1898 in Cassell's Magazine. "Le Premier Pas", first published in this collection. "Wilful Murder", first published in this collection. "Nine Points of the Law", first published in September 1898 in Cassell's Magazine. "The Return Match", first published in October 1898 in Cassell's Magazine. "The Gift of the Emperor", first published in November 1898 in Cassell's Magazine. The Black Mask (1901) – stories take place after "The Gift of the Emperor": "No Sinecure", first published in January 1901 in Scribner's Magazine. "A Jubilee Present", first published in February 1901 in Scribner's Magazine. "The Fate of Faustina", first published in March 1901 in Scribner's Magazine. "The Last Laugh", first published in April 1901 in Scribner's Magazine. "To Catch a Thief", first published in May 1901 in Scribner's Magazine. "An Old Flame", first published in June 1901 in Scribner's Magazine. "The Wrong House, first published in September 1901 in Scribner's Magazine. "The Knees of the Gods", first published in this collection. A Thief in the Night (1905) – all except the last two take place before "The Gift of the Emperor": "Out of Paradise", first published in December 1904 in Collier's Weekly. "The Chest of Silver", first published in January 1905 in Collier's Weekly. "The Rest Cure", first published in February 1905 in Collier's Weekly. "The Criminologists' Club", first published in March 1905 in Collier's Weekly. "The Field of Philippi", first published in April 1905 in Collier's Weekly. "A Bad Night", first published in June 1905 in Pall Mall Magazine. "A Trap to Catch a Cracksman", first published in July 1905 in Pall Mall Magazine. "The Spoils of Sacrilege", first published in August 1905 in Pall Mall Magazine. "The Raffles Relics", first published in September 1905 in Pall Mall Magazine. "The Last Word", shorter than the other stories, first published in this collection. Mr. Justice Raffles (1909), takes place sometime before "The Gift of the Emperor". Adaptations Film There have been numerous films based