The Mystery of a Hansom Cab

Fergus W. Hume

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Sydney University Press
10 December 2010

Fiction & Literature; Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Series: Australian Classics Library

A timeless narrative of suspense and intrigue, Fergus Hume's The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (1886) is the original Australian best-selling crime novel set in pre-Federation Melbourne. From the salons of the city's elite to the slums of Little Bourke St, the exquisitely plotted story follows the investigation, inquest and trial of the murder of a little-known English migrant. At first a self-published book, The Mystery of a Hansom Cab became a blockbuster with over half a million copies of the 1898 edition sold by its London publisher and inspired the genre of detective fiction, including Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes series. This new edition of The Mystery of a Hansom Cab, with introduction by Robert Dixon, is a part of the Australian Classics Library series intended to make classic texts of Australian literature more widely available for the secondary school and undergraduate university classroom, and to the general reader. The series is co-edited by Emeritus Professor Bruce Bennett of the University of New South Wales and Professor Robert Dixon, Professor of Australian Literature at the University of Sydney, in conjunction with SETIS, Sydney University Press, AustLit and the Copyright Agency Limited. Each text is accompanied by a fresh scholarly introduction and a basic editorial apparatus drawn from the resources of AustLit.

By: Fergus W. Hume
Imprint: Sydney University Press
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 148mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 360g
ISBN: 9781920899561
ISBN 10: 1920899561
Series: Australian Classics Library
Publication Date: 10 December 2010
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The Mystery of a Hansom Cab

"""I could write on and on about this book. It has so much to explore and it would be fun to do so, but at this point I’ll simply recommend it to you and hope that you’ll find time to discover and enjoy it too. It was, in its time, a best-seller … "" -- Whispering Gums * Whispering Gums *"