 Much of Hornung 's work fell out of favour as time passed ; Rowland observed that " all of Hornung 's other works have been forgotten , with the possible exception of Stingaree , but the cricketing Cracksman continues to enthral " . The idea of a criminal as a positive character was one of Hornung 's legacies , and Twentieth @-@ Century Literary Criticism states that " critics have also interpreted Raffles as a prototype of the antihero in modern crime fiction " . The academic Frank Wadleigh Chandler , describing Raffles 's death , writes that " all his creator 's attempts to portray him as a hero , rather than an anti @-@ hero , deservedly fail . " Valentine highlights one aspect of the stories was the mix of " devilry and daring " demonstrated by Raffles ; in this respect he was a literary " forerunner of The Saint , James Bond and other insouciant types " . The writer Colin Watson agrees , and called Hornung " a precursor of [ Ian ] Fleming " . 
 Much of Hornung <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>work fell out of favour as time passed ; Rowland observed that " all of Hornung <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>other works <a href='been_done' title='3'><mark>have</mark></a> been forgotten , with the possible exception of Stingaree , but the cricketing Cracksman <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>continues</mark></a> to enthral " . The idea of a criminal as a positive character was one of Hornung <a href='null_genetive' title='5'><mark>'s</mark></a>legacies , and Twentieth @-@ Century Literary Criticism <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>states</mark></a> that " critics <a href='been_done' title='7'><mark>have</mark></a> also interpreted Raffles as a prototype of the antihero in modern crime fiction " . The academic Frank Wadleigh Chandler , describing Raffles <a href='null_genetive' title='8'><mark>'s</mark></a>death , <a href='uninflect' title='9'><mark>writes</mark></a> that " all his creator <a href='null_genetive' title='10'><mark>'s</mark></a>attempts to portray him as a hero , rather than an anti @-@ hero , deservedly fail . " Valentine <a href='uninflect' title='11'><mark>highlights</mark></a> one aspect of the stories was the mix of " devilry and daring " demonstrated by Raffles ; in this respect he was a literary " forerunner of The Saint , James Bond and other insouciant types " . The writer Colin Watson <a href='uninflect' title='12'><mark>agrees</mark></a> , and called Hornung " a precursor of [ Ian ] Fleming " . 
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