Fergus Hume (1859–1932)
Autor(a) de The Mystery of a Hansom Cab
About the Author
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Obras de Fergus Hume
Under One Cover. Eleven Stories by S. Baring-Gould, Richard Marsh, Ernest G. Henham, Fergus Hume, Andrew Merry, and a.… (2010) 5 cópias
FERGUS HUME - The Ultimate Mystery Collection: 21 Thriller Novels in One Volume: The Mystery of a Hansom Cab, Red… (2016) 3 cópias
Claude Duval of ninety-five 3 cópias
British Mysteries - Fergus Hume Collection: 21 Thriller Novels in One Volume: The Mystery of a Hansom Cab, Red Money,… (2017) 2 cópias
Il talismano azzurro 2 cópias
The Indian Bangle 2 cópias
Das Geheimnis des Fiakers: Kriminalroman 1 exemplar(es)
The Man with a Secret. A novel 1 exemplar(es)
FERGUS HUME - The Ultimate Mystery Collection: 21 Thriller Novels in One Volume: The Mystery of a Hansom Cab, Red… 1 exemplar(es)
The dark avenue 1 exemplar(es)
The Sand-Walker: A Victorian Ghost Story 1 exemplar(es)
The Hurton Treasure Mystery 1 exemplar(es)
The Black Carnation (Black Heath Classic Crime) 1 exemplar(es)
Miss Mefistófeles 1 exemplar(es)
The Enemy in the Shadows 1 exemplar(es)
The Steel Crown 1 exemplar(es)
The Amber Beads 1 exemplar(es)
Djävulskäppen : Roman 1 exemplar(es)
The Man Who Vanished 1 exemplar(es)
The Caretaker 1 exemplar(es)
The Green-Stone God and the Stock-Broker 1 exemplar(es)
Shylock vid floden. : Roman. Öfvers. från eng 1 exemplar(es)
The Crime of the Crystal 1 exemplar(es)
A Trick of Time 1 exemplar(es)
A Colonial Banshee 1 exemplar(es)
The Mystery of the Shadow 1 exemplar(es)
El pergamino perdido 1 exemplar(es)
Associated Works
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes: A Collection of Victorian Detective Tales (2008) — Contribuinte — 107 cópias
Australian Gothic: An Anthology of Australian Supernatural Fiction (2007) — Contribuinte — 20 cópias
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome de batismo
- Hume, Fergusson Wright
- Data de nascimento
- 1859-07-08
- Data de falecimento
- 1932-07-12
- Local de enterro
- England ?
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- UK
UK - Local de nascimento
- England, UK
- Local de falecimento
- Thundersley, Essex, England, UK
- Locais de residência
- Dunedin, New Zealand
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
London, England, UK
Thundersley, Essex, England, UK - Educação
- University of Otago
Otago Boys' High School, Dunedin, New Zealand - Ocupação
- lawyer
novelist - Pequena biografia
- over 130 novels
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Resenhas
FERGUS HUME - The Ultimate Mystery Collection: 21… de 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.… (mais)
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.… (mais)
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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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 101
- Also by
- 14
- Membros
- 824
- Popularidade
- #30,963
- Avaliação
- 3.6
- Resenhas
- 35
- ISBNs
- 283
- Idiomas
- 7
- Favorito
- 1