"The Field of Philippi" is a short story by E. W. Hornung, and features the gentleman thief A. J. Raffles, and his companion and biographer, Bunny Manders.

The story was published in April 1905 by Collier's Weekly in New York[1] and in May 1905 by Pall Mall Magazine in London.

[3] Raffles decides to play in the Old Boys' Match, as part of their old school's annual Founder's Day celebrations.

Nasmyth was head of the student body the same year Raffles was captain of the cricket team.

At the school, Raffles is popular with the other Old Boys, despite being older than most and playing poorly during the cricket match.

Raffles gently rebuts him, and asserts that Nasmyth will subscribe to the statue's fund in the end.

"'And I think that the field of Philippi Was where Caesar came to an end; But who gave old Brutus the tip, I Can't comprehend!'"

Bunny is reluctant, until he remembers the poem as being one that he wrote for the school magazine, years ago.