Mystery of a Hansom Cab (eBook)
256 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-82228-0 (ISBN)
In the dead of night on a lonely Melbourne street, a cabbie discovers to his horror that his drunken passenger has been murdered — poisoned with a chloroform-saturated handkerchief. The killer, his motive, and even the victim's identity are unknown. The last person to be seen in the victim's company cannot be identified and has vanished into the streets of the Australian metropolis. The solution lies within a labyrinth of dark secrets, missing papers, evasive witnesses, and a deadly game of blackmail.Ever since the publication of this 1886 mystery, the two-wheeled carriage known as a hansom cab has been linked in the popular imagination with sinister affairs. The Mystery of a Hansom Cab was the unlikely first literary product of a young barrister's clerk and quickly rose from its obscure initial publication to become one of the 19th century's bestselling detective novels. Reputed to have inspired the creation of Sherlock Holmes, this ingeniously plotted, fast-paced, and engrossing tale remains a delight for lovers of Victorian mysteries.
English novelist Fergus Hume (1859–1932) spent most of his life in New Zealand and Australia, self-publishing The Mystery of a Hansom Cab in 1886. Renowned as the most sensationally popular crime and detective novel of the 19th century, its success prompted Arthur Conan Doyle to assay the genre with A Study in Scarlet, which featured the debut of Sherlock Holmes.
I. What the "Argus": SaidII. The Evidence at the InquestIII. One Hundred Pounds EwardIV. Mr. Gorby Makes a StartMrs. Hableton Unbosoms HerselfVI. Mr. Gorby makes Further DiscoveriesVII. The Wool KingVIII. Brian Takes a Walk and a DriveIX. Mr. Gorby is Satisfied at LastX. In the Queen's NmeXI. Counsel for the PrisonerXII. She was a True WomanXIII. Madge Makes a DiscoveryXIV. Another Richmond in the FieldXV. A Woman of the PeopleXVI. MissingXVII. The TrialXVIII. Sal Rawlins Tells All she KnowsXIX. The Verdict of the JuryXX. The "Argus" Gives its OpinionXXI. Three Months AfterwardXXII. A Daughter of EveXXIII. Across the Walnuts and WineXXIV. Brian Recieves a LetterXXV. What Dr. Chinston SaidXXVI. Kilsip has a Theory of his OwnXXVII. Mother Guttersnipe Joins the MajorityXXVIII. Mark Frettlyby has a VisitorXXIX. Mr. Calton's Curiosity is SatisfiedXXX. NemesisXXXI. Hush-MoneyXXXII. De Mortuis Nisi BonumXXXIII. The ConfessionXXXIV. The Hands of Justice
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 19.5.2017 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Dover Mystery Classics |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 140 mm |
| Gewicht | 327 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror |
| Schlagworte | 19th century • 19th-Century • Australian Literature • australian mystery • crime, • crime-mystery • detective • Detective Novels • dramatic • Driving • easy to read • engaging • Fiction • Heroes and Villains • historical fiction • lively • Melbourne • Murder • Murder Mystery • Mystery • Mystery & Detective • Page Turner • sherlock holmes-esque • sinister affairs • Suspense • Vehicles |
| ISBN-10 | 0-486-82228-1 / 0486822281 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-486-82228-0 / 9780486822280 |
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