A Thief in the Night

Written by E. W. Hornung, A Thief in the Night presents a fiction, shorts first published in 1905. E. W. Hornung uses the form to consider human motives, relationships, conflict, and the consequences of choice, keeping the emphasis on how ideas become choices, conflicts, and consequences. As part of a series, the book also contributes to a larger imaginative or narrative design while retaining its own identity. E. W. Hornung relies on a character-centered narrative style that rewards attention to voice, structure, and perspective, allowing mood and structure to carry as much meaning as subject matter. At roughly 64,751 words with an easy reading profile, it offers a reading commitment that is easy to judge before beginning while still leaving room for close attention. Readers still return to it because of its capacity to make unfamiliar lives and difficult choices emotionally legible. The result is a book that rewards readers who enjoy character-centered narrative style while leaving room for reflection after the final page.