R. Holmes and Company: Being the Remarkable Adventures of Raffles Holmes, Esq., Detective and Amateur Cracksman by Birth (1906)

R. Holmes and Company is a novel written by John Kendrick Bangs and published in 1906. The book is a fictional account of the adventures of Raffles Holmes, a detective and amateur thief, who is the illegitimate son of Sherlock Holmes and A.J. Raffles. The story takes place in London, where Raffles Holmes and his assistant, Bunny Manders, solve a series of crimes that baffle the police. The novel is a blend of mystery, adventure, and humor, and it features several characters from the works of Arthur Conan Doyle and E.W. Hornung. The book is a tribute to the detective genre and a parody of the Holmes and Raffles stories. It is a must-read for fans of detective fiction and those who enjoy a good laugh.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.