1925–30; after Raffles, hero of The Amateur Cracksman, by E. W. Hornung (1866–1921), English novelist
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As always with these assignments, we had limited time but thankfully we were shooting at the wonderful Raffles in London and Luis, Catherine and Jenna were so wonderful.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025
Exiting Raffles onto the busy road, I noticed across the street the spire of a snow-white Gothic chapel with stained glass windows.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025
Third under top weight to Intense Raffles in last year's Irish Grand National before winning Bet365 Gold Cup at Sandown.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2025
The best spots are already taken by a Pullman, a Raffles, and other luxury hotels.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 29, 2023
In the early nineteenth century Sir Stamford Raffles, founder of Singapore, while supervising the British occupation of Java sent two gamelan sets back to Britain, housed today in the British Museum.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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