No Sinecure by the name "Sebastian Melmoth" in reference to the novel; this fact may have inspired Hornung to use the name "Maturin" for a Raffles living in social exile. BBC Radio adapted the story into part of the thirteenth episode of its Raffles radio drama, "No Sinecure", which first aired on 30 July 1992. The drama features Jeremy Clyde as Raffles and Michael Cochrane as Bunny. The first half of the drama closely follows the plot of the original story, with some minor changes: No Sinecure "No Sinecure" is a short story by E. W. Hornung, and features the gentleman thief
Arthur Melmoth Walters spent some time as a volunteer in the army, and in August 1886, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in the 3rd Surrey Rifles. Walters eventually qualified as a solicitor in 1899, and joined the family firm. He was president of the Law Society of England and Wales. He became a director of the London Guarantee and Accident Co., and of the Phoenix Assurance Co. He died at his home at Minnickwood, Holmwood, Surrey on 2 May 1941 aged 76. Old Carthusians Arthur Melmoth Walters Arthur Melmoth Walters (26 January 1865 – 2 May 1941) was an English