R. Holmes & Co. — John Kendrick Bangs

Arthur Conan Doyle created Sherlock Holmes. E. W. Hornung (Doyle's brother-in-law) created A. J. Raffles, gentleman thief. John Kendrick Bangs created Raffles Holmes, son of Sherlock and grandson of. Raffles Holmes is an accomplished cat burglar, a thief with a conscience, a master of disguise, and a man-about-town with an amanuensis to record his exploits. R. Holmes and Co. is an imaginative, fanciful, and light mystery and a very enjoyable read. John Kendrick Bangs was an American author, editor and satirist. He was the Associate Editor of Life under Edward S. Martin contributing many articles and poems to the magazine. He moved to Harper's Magazine, Harper's Bazaar and Harper's Young People holding the title of Editor of the Departments of Humor for all three magazines.