The Mystery Of A Hansom Cab (Film Tie In)

Author: Fergus W. Hume

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  • : 12.99 AUD
  • : 9781922079534
  • : Text Publishing Co
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  • : June 2012
  • : 198mm X 129mm
  • : Australia
  • : 12.99
  • : October 2012
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Barcode 9781922079534
9781922079534

Description

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 1886, it was an overnight sensation, selling hundreds of thousands of copies around the world and being translated into eleven languages. Over a century later, Hansom Cab has lost none of its page-turning power. Set in the charming and deadly streets of Melbourne, this brilliantly plotted murder thriller tells the story of a crime committed by an unknown assassin. With its panoramic depiction of a bustling yet uneasy city, Hansom Cab has a central place in Australian literary history.

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Author description

Fergus Hume was born in England in 1859. He grew up in New Zealand, where he became a lawyer. In 1885 he emigrated to Melbourne, the city in which he wrote and set The Mystery of a Hansom Cab. In 1888 he settled in England and embarked on a literary career which produced over 130 novels. He died in 1932.