The Mystery of a Hansom Cab: Text Classics
Author(s): Fergus Hume
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 vivid and 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 and, more importantly, it remains highly readable.
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- : Text Publishing Company
- : Text Publishing Company
- : 01 March 2012
- : 01 May 2012
- : books
Special Fields
- : Fergus Hume
- : 414