Fergus Hume (–) was born in England and raised in New Zealand. He immigrated to Australia in and was working as a clerk in a Melbourne barrister’s office when he wrote The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (). The bestselling crime novel of the nineteenth century, it served as inspiration for Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes/5(90). · Fergus Hume’s fi. The Mystery of a Hansom Cab, the best selling mystery of the nineteenth century. When a man is found dead in a hansom cab one of Melbourne’s leading citizens is accused of the murder. He pleads his innocence, yet refuses to give an alibi/5. · A mystery fiction novel by Australian writer Fergus Hume, the story focuses on the investigation of a homicide involving a body discovered in a hansom cab, a.
The Mystery of a Hansom Cab is a mystery fiction novel by Australian writer Fergus Hume. The book takes place in Melbourne, Australia and involves an investigation into a homicide, after a corpse is discovered in the evening, in a hansom cab. Vintage Mystery and Detective Stories characterized the book as the best-selling detective novel of the. Fergus Hume's 'The Mystery of a Hansom Cab', first published in Australia, was one of the most successful of Victorian mystery novels and when it was published in England, it became a phenomenal seller. Hume made no money from the venture, however, for he sold the rights of the book for just £50 and, even though he went on to write more than. Fergus Hume's sensational novel The Mystery of a Hansom Cab is Australia's original blockbuster and international best-selling crime novel. First published in , it was an overnight sensation, selling hundreds of thousands of copies around the world and being translated into eleven languages.
Ferguson Hume grew up in Australia and worked as a clerk in a law office in Melbourne, but had literary aspirations. The Mystery of a Hansom Cab was self-published, but eventually became the best-selling mystery novel of the Victorian age. Arthur Conan Doyle was influenced by it, yet he put it down as "a slight tale.". Fergus Hume’s fi. The Mystery of a Hansom Cab, the best selling mystery of the nineteenth century. When a man is found dead in a hansom cab one of Melbourne’s leading citizens is accused of the murder. He pleads his innocence, yet refuses to give an alibi. Fergus Hume (–) was born in England and raised in New Zealand. He immigrated to Australia in and was working as a clerk in a Melbourne barrister’s office when he wrote The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (). The bestselling crime novel of the nineteenth century, it served as inspiration for Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes.
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