Fergus Hume

Fergus Hume (1859-1932) was an English novelist and playwright. He is best known for his mystery novel The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (1886), which was one of the best-selling novels of the 19th century. Hume was born in England and educated at Cambridge University. He moved to Australia in 1885 and worked as a barrister in Melbourne. He wrote several plays and novels, including The Mystery of a Hansom Cab, which was adapted into a play and a film. Hume also wrote several other mystery novels, including The Bishop's Secret (1890) and The Mystery of the Four Fingers (1891). He returned to England in 1895 and continued to write until his death in 1932.

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Works by Fergus Hume

• The Crowned Skull (1908)
• The Caravan Crime (1924)
• The Mystery Queen (1912)
• The Green Mummy (1908)
• The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (1886)
• The Secret Passage (1905)
• Madame Midas (1888)
• Red Money (1892)
• The Silent House (1899)
• The Bishop's Secret (1898)
• The Opal Serpent (1912)
• A Coin of Edward Vii (1903)
• The Pagan's Cup (1891)
• The Solitary Farm (1899)
• A Woman's Burden (1895)
• The Mandarin's Fan (1897)
• A Son of Perdition (1899)
• The Red Window (1907)
• The Harlequin Opal, Volume 1 (1893)
• The Harlequin Opal, Volume 2 (1893)
• The Harlequin Opal, Volume 3 (1899)
• The Third Volume (1895)
• The Yellow Holly (1890)
• The White Room (1894)
• The Wooden Hand (1899)
• The Black Patch (1906)
• The Crimson Cryptogram (1904)
• The Lone Inn (1894)
• The Girl from Malta (1899)
• The Rainbow Feather (1892)
• The Vanishing of Tera (1895)
• The Piccadilly Puzzle (1891)
• The Man with a Secret (1890)
• The Gentleman who Vanished (1900)
• For the Defence (1898)
• A Creature of the Night (1916)
• Monsieur Judas (1909)
• The Sacred Herb (1898)
• The Clock Struck One (1899)
• The Red Bicycle (1906)