Fergus Hume (1859–1932)
Autor von The Mystery of a Hansom Cab
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Bildnachweis: Elliott & Fry, courtesy of La Trobe Picture Collection, State Library of Victoria.
Werke von Fergus Hume
Under One Cover. Eleven Stories by S. Baring-Gould, Richard Marsh, Ernest G. Henham, Fergus Hume, Andrew Merry, and a.… (2010) 5 Exemplare
FERGUS HUME - The Ultimate Mystery Collection: 21 Thriller Novels in One Volume: The Mystery of a Hansom Cab, Red… (2016) 3 Exemplare
Claude Duval of ninety-five 3 Exemplare
British Mysteries - Fergus Hume Collection: 21 Thriller Novels in One Volume: The Mystery of a Hansom Cab, Red Money,… (2017) 2 Exemplare
Il talismano azzurro 2 Exemplare
The Indian Bangle 2 Exemplare
Das Geheimnis des Fiakers: Kriminalroman 1 Exemplar
The Man with a Secret. A novel 1 Exemplar
The dark avenue 1 Exemplar
The Sand-Walker: A Victorian Ghost Story 1 Exemplar
The Hurton Treasure Mystery 1 Exemplar
Miss Mefistófeles 1 Exemplar
The Enemy in the Shadows 1 Exemplar
The Steel Crown 1 Exemplar
The Amber Beads 1 Exemplar
Djävulskäppen : Roman 1 Exemplar
The Man Who Vanished 1 Exemplar
The Caretaker 1 Exemplar
The Green-Stone God and the Stock-Broker 1 Exemplar
The Crime of the Crystal 1 Exemplar
A Trick of Time 1 Exemplar
A Colonial Banshee 1 Exemplar
The Mystery of the Shadow 1 Exemplar
El pergamino perdido 1 Exemplar
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Mitternacht über dem Schloß Große Detektivgeschichten des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts (1973) — Mitwirkender — 189 Exemplare
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes: A Collection of Victorian Detective Tales (2008) — Mitwirkender — 107 Exemplare
Australian Gothic: An Anthology of Australian Supernatural Fiction (2007) — Mitwirkender — 20 Exemplare
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- Rechtmäßiger Name
- Hume, Fergusson Wright
- Geburtstag
- 1859-07-08
- Todestag
- 1932-07-12
- Begräbnisort
- England ?
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- UK
UK - Geburtsort
- England, UK
- Sterbeort
- Thundersley, Essex, England, UK
- Wohnorte
- Dunedin, New Zealand
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
London, England, UK
Thundersley, Essex, England, UK - Ausbildung
- University of Otago
Otago Boys' High School, Dunedin, New Zealand - Berufe
- lawyer
novelist - Kurzbiographie
- over 130 novels
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FERGUS HUME - The Ultimate Mystery Collection: 21… von Fergus Hume
A collection of not particularly good classic mysteries from Fergus Hume.
3.5 stars for the LibriVox audiobook narrated by Sibella Denton.
A fun mystery - parts were a little predictable but that didn't interfere with my enjoyment. Hume managed to keep me wondering about who the culprit was right to the end.
A fun mystery - parts were a little predictable but that didn't interfere with my enjoyment. Hume managed to keep me wondering about who the culprit was right to the end.
The murder of an unidentified man in a hansom cab has all of Melbourne speculating about the murderer and his motive. The witness statements and the evidence point in one direction, but do these observations and clues tell the whole story? Is there more left to learn?
The plot hints of Dickens and Collins, but without either of those author’s polish. I get a sense that the author might not have worked from an outline. The plot makes some sudden shifts, and some of the characters unaccountably change temperaments in the course of the action. Despite these flaws, the story works, and it suits its setting.… (mehr)
The plot hints of Dickens and Collins, but without either of those author’s polish. I get a sense that the author might not have worked from an outline. The plot makes some sudden shifts, and some of the characters unaccountably change temperaments in the course of the action. Despite these flaws, the story works, and it suits its setting.… (mehr)
An enjoyable read, easy and amusing even though solidly set in the Victorian era. As a mystery, it fails a bit for genre fans, as it’s blindingly obvious who the perpetrator is. Nevertheless, there are some twisty things at the end that give one a pause.
Read it for the characters and for that authentic late 1800’s ambiance.
Read it for the characters and for that authentic late 1800’s ambiance.
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