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Finding that the novels of emile gaboriau were very popular in melbourne at the time, hume obtained and read a set of them and determined to write a novel of a similar kind. On the twentyseventh day of july, at the hour of twenty minutes to two oclock in the morning, a hansom cab drove up to the police station in grey street, st. This acclaimed book by fergus hume is available at in several formats for. Set in melbourne, the story focuses on the investigation of a homicide involving a body discovered in a hansom cab, as well as an exploration into the social class divide in the city. Author of the mystery of a hansom cab, madame midas, the green mummy, the silent house, red money, the secret passage, the red window, the island of fantasy fergus hume open library donate. The mystery of a hansom cab by fergus hume books to the ceiling. Lovers of mystery stories welcome each announcement of a new book by this author, who is widely known on both sides of the atlantic. First published in 1886, it was an overnight sensation, selling hundreds of thousands of copies around the world and being translated into eleven languages. Fergus hume 18591932 the following report appeared in the argus newspaper of saturday, the 28th july, 18 truth is said to be stranger than fiction, and certainly the extraordinary murder which took place in melbourne on thursday night, or rather friday morning, goes a long way towards verifying this saying.
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