The Mystery of a Hansom Cab
Fergus Hume
The Text Publishing Company
<p>Fergus Hume's sensational novel <i>The Mystery of a Hansom Cab</i> is Australia's original blockbuster and international best-selling crime novel. <p><p>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, <i>Hansom Cab</i> has lost none of its page-turning power.<p><p>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, <i>Hansom Cab</i> has a central place in Australian literary history. <p><p>Foreword by Simon Caterson.<p><p>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 <i>The Mystery of a Hansom Cab</i>. In 1888 he settled in England and embarked on a literary career...</p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p>