Mystery of the Hansom Cab
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Mystery of the Hansom Cab by Fergus W Hume
When a man is found murdered inside a Melbourne hansom cab at the end of his journey, the police quickly find out who he was and ascertain that he has been robbed of a certain piece of paper. But what did the document contain, and who was prepared to kill the man for it?Fergus Hume, often known as Fergus Wright Hume, was a prolific English novelist who lived from 1859 to 1932. Hume obtained and read a set of Emile Gaboriau's novels after learning that they were quite popular in Melbourne at the time, and he was inspired to write a novel in the same style. As a result, he wrote The Mystery of a Hansom Taxi, a novel set in Melbourne and based on his knowledge of Little Bourke Street. It was self-published in 1886 and quickly became a huge hit. Yet, he received only a fraction of the potential financial advantage because he sold the British and American rights for 50 pounds.
It was the best-selling mystery fiction of the Victorian era, and John Sutherland dubbed it the century's most sensationally successful crime and detective novel in 1990.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781907429170 |
| ISBN 10 | 1907429174 |
| Title | Mystery of the Hansom Cab |
| Author | Fergus W Hume |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Capuchin Classics |
| Year published | 2011-07-07 |
| Number of pages | 328 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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