Fergus Hume

• 1891
• / Historical Mystery
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Meet Octavius Rixton, a young Victorian gentleman who leads a double life as Octavius Fanks, detective. When a man is found dead of a morphine overdose in the village of Jarlchester, the jury decides upon a verdict of suicide. But Fanks isn't s...

• 1892
• / Mystery
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When a famous opera singer is killed on stage by an exploding bouquet the young lawyer Mark Tancred in convinced that the police are pursuing the wrong man. The signs point to a secret anarchist society, but Tancred is certain that a more personal m...

• 1894
• / Mystery
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When Denham decides to stay the night at the creepy Fen Inn, he is surprised to find his old friend Francis Briarfield a fellow-guest. He is even more surprised, upon waking the following day, to find the inn deserted and Briarfield murdered. The m...

• 1894
• / Historical Mystery
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When Rudolph Carrant falls to his death neat his home on the Kent coastline, very few mourn his loss. But was his death accidental? Or was he pushed? Carrant's cousin is convinced the young man was murdered, and when Inspector Dillock of the Y...

• 1894
• / Historical Mystery
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When Sir Piers Lametry is found murdered in the library of Landy Court, all the evidence points towards an opportunistic attempt to steal the family heirloom, the precious 'Sacred Ring.' But things are not so simple as they first appear. Bu...

• 1895
• / Mystery
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Douglas Fairfax has always yearned for adventure, which is why he relished the opportunity to be taken on as ship's doctor aboard the Seeker. But Doctor Fairfax is in for a more macabre voyage than he bargained for, as he discovers when a small ...

• 1895
• / Historical Mystery
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Spencer Tait is looking forward to reading 'A whim of Fate', the latest mystery story from the pen of John Parver. Meanwhile, his friend Claude is disturbed by the discovery of a terrible tragedy in his family's past. But when Claude te...

• 1895
• / Historical Mystery
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Gilbert Tresham is at low ebb. Alone in the world, with his hopes of becoming a professional author dashed by countless refusals, he accepts a post as tutor at The Priory -- the grand country seat of the Harley family, which is said to be haunted by...

• 1898
• / Mystery
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Julian Edermont lives at the Red House with his ward, Dora Carew and his old friend, Lambert Joad. But things are amiss at the House. First, Edermont suffers a panic attack at church, during the section of the Litany that prays for deliverance from...

• 1899
• / Mystery
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"Mallow was not popular, nor did he wish to be so. He chose to be feared rather than loved. He was brilliantly clever, and, therefore, had many admirers; on the other hand, his intolerance of stupidity lost him many friends, so that to his expr...

• 1904
• / Mystery
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During the long walk to visit an old friend in the cathedral town of Moncaster, Eric Baker passes through the deserted village of Old Dexleigh. Investigating the abandoned church, he overhears a plot to kidnap a man named Harding. Baker is determin...

• 1907
• / Historical Mystery
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On a snowy December night, shortly after Christmas, the inhabitants of Chadston village are gathered in the Hall to enjoy a display of animated pictures. All, that is, except Alice Marvel, who is startled by an unexpected visitor -- her old friend t...

• 1910
• / Historical Mystery
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• 1913
• / Mystery
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In the sleepy village of Hepworth, everyone knows the story of the Bally family curse. In each generation, the male heir is doomed to be born a deformed monster. Mark Bally, the current owner of the Bally's ancestral home is keen to dismiss the...

• 1914
• / Historical Mystery
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One summer evening, Rupert Hendle, Squire of the English village of Barship, is visited by the Vicar, the Reverend Leigh. The clergyman has some terrible news to impart -- during his researches into local history, he has uncovered an old will that d...

• 1976
• / Mystery
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Set in Victorian Melbourne, Australia, the story follows the investigations into the murder of a young man recently arrived from England. He is found dead in a hansom cab, suffocated by chloroform. Detectives zero in on a successful man who was known...

• Mar-2008
• / General Fiction
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Fergus Hume was a 20th century American author who had many works adapted into screenplays and movies, such as The Top Dog. Popular titles like The Silent House are still widely read today. ...

• Mar-2008
• / General Fiction
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This early work by Fergus Hume was originally published in 1899 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Silent House in Pimlico' is a tale of intrigue by this famous crime novelist. Fergusson Wright Hume w...

• Apr-2008
• / General Fiction
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This early work by Fergus Hume was originally published in 1900 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Bishop's Secret' is a mystery set in the English countryside and is filled with adventure and hum...

• Apr-2008
• / General Fiction
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Fergusson Wright Hume, known as Fergus Hume (1859-1932) was an English novelist. Hume was a capable writer of mystery stories and may be looked upon as one of the precursors of the many writers of detective stories whose work was so popular in the tw...

• Aug-2008
• / General Fiction
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This early work by Fergus Hume was originally published in 1905 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Opal Serpent' is a tale of intrigue by this famous crime novelist. Fergusson Wright Hume was born on ...

• Feb-2009
• / Suspense
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This early work by Fergus Hume was originally published in 1903 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'A Coin of Edward VII' is a detective novel of murder and romantic competition. Fergusson Wright Hume was ...

• Aug-2010
• / General Fiction
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The Bishop's Secret A Coin of Edward VII The Green Mummy Madame Midas The Mystery of a Hansom Cab The Opal Serpent Red Money The Secret Passage The Silent House...

• Apr-2011
• / General Fiction
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Title: Claude Duval of Ninety-five. A romance of the road.

Publisher: British Library, Historical Print Editions

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• Aug-2012
• / Horror
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A mystery about a “locked door” murder committed in a house that has a reputation for being haunted. In the first half of the book, the murderer appears to be easy to figure out. The second half of the book, however, is filled with plot twists an...

• Dec-2014
• / Horror
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"This story is worthy of the days of the Borgias and their poisons. A woman, emerging from a tomb at midnight, is followed by an Englishman out for a stroll. She disappears in an old, deserted palace, mounts to the top story, and there meets a man. d...

• Jul-2016
• / General Fiction
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According to Wikipedia: According to Wikipedia: Fergusson Wright Hume, known as Fergus Hume (8 July 1859-12 July 1932) was an English novelist.... Hume was born in England, the second son of Dr. James Hume. At the age of three years his father emigra...

• Aug-2017
• / Mystery
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Miss Mephistopheles is the final volume in Fergus Hume's Melbourne Trilogy. Kittly Marchurst has become a star of musical theater. She is demanding and devoted to wealthy men, but loves her child Meg above all else. Kitty's diamonds are stolen after ...

• Sep-2017
• / Mystery
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An argument over a game of cards turns deadly in this tense British murder mystery from Fergus Hume, author of The Wooden Hand.Hot-tempered gambler Adrian Lancaster is down on his luck. His friend Philip Trevanna is pressing him to settle a thou...

• Jan-2018
• / Thriller
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The prolific author of vintage thrillers, Fergus Hume rose to fame following the publication of his first novel, ‘The Mystery of a Hansom Cab’. It became the best-selling mystery novel of the Victorian era and went on to inspire Arthur Conan Doyl...

• Jan-2018
• / Historical Mystery
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Hume (1859-1932) was a prolific English novelist. Born in England, his family emigrated to New Zealand when he was three and it was here he was educated and admitted to the bar in 1885. Shortly after he relocated to Melbourne, Australia where he work...

• Feb-2018
• / Mystery
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A fortune hunter expected home from a diamond mining expedition to South Africa turns up murdered, with his false hand missing. Suspects abound, including the fiancé of the dead man’s daughter. But why was the adventurer murdered? And why did the ...

• Jan-2019
• / General Fiction
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"Poverty, naked and unconcealed! One can endure that, with some patience, as a beaten soldier in the battle of life. But genteel pauperism--the semi-poverty of the middle-class, that lives a necessary lie at the cost of incessant worry and constant d...

• Jan-2019
• / General Fiction
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From the main thoroughfare of Bayswater, where the shops display their goods and the tides of life run strongly, Crook Street extends its long line of ugly dwellings to a considerable distance. Its shape suggests a shepherd's crook,--hence undoubtedl...

• Jan-2019
• / General Fiction
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The dingy little cart containing the clean linen of the Rectory, was on its way by an unusually roundabout route. Neddy Mellin, the washer woman's son, who disliked work as much as he liked play, which was natural in a lad of thirteen, grumbled openl...

• Sep-2019
• / General Fiction
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Fergusson Wright Hume (8 July 1859 - 12 July 1932), known as Fergus Hume, was a prolific English novelist.Hume was born in England, the second son of James Hume. When he was three the family emigrated to Dunedin, New Zealand, where he was educated at...

• Nov-2019
• / Mystery
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The Morley family--a husband, his wife and her three children from a former marriage, one young ward, and a governess. Add in Giles Ware, a young man who was engaged by a family agreement to the young ward, and the fact that he's in love with the gov...

• Nov-2019
• / Contemporary Romance
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning...

• Nov-2019
• / Historical
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A murder in the quiet English village of Chippingholt is only the first in a series of trials that will shape the lives of Brenda Scarse and her lover Harold Burton. Who is the mysterious stranger, so closely resembling Brenda's father, who was seen ...

• Nov-2019
• / General Fiction
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Fergusson Wright Hume (8 July 1859 �" 12 July 1932), known as Fergus Hume, was a prolific English novelist. Finding that the novels of Émile Gaboriau were then very popular in Melbourne, Hume obtained and read a set of them and determined to write ...

• / General Fiction
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Excerpt from Aladdin in London If by chance some wight ambitiousGained Aladdin's lamp of magic, Fate, as now, would be capricious, Life would still be ever tragic. Ever fade desired to-morrows, Curst despair supplants elation, Wishes gained are bitte...

• / Mystery
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"The sudden arrival of her father, the hasty departure of her lover, the mysterious incident connected with the amethyst cross, and the still more mysterious remark which Mr. Hale had made -- these things perplexed and, very naturally, alarmed he...

• / Horror
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This early work by Fergus Hume was originally published in 1908 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Crowned Skull' is a great crime novel by this classic fiction writer. Fergusson Wright Hume was born ...

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• / General Fiction
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning...

• / Action Adventure
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This early work by Fergus Hume was originally published in 1896 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Expedition of Captain Flick' is an adventure novel about Captain Flick's search for the lost island of Isk, h...

• / General Fiction
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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available a...

• / General Fiction
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This early work by Fergus Hume was originally published in 1908 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Green Mummy' is a tale of missing emeralds, murder, and a mummy. Fergusson Wright Hume was born on 8t...

• / General Fiction
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scannin...

• / General Fiction
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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available a...

• / General Fiction
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• / Fantasy
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This early work by Fergus Hume was originally published in 1892 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Island of Fantasy' is a wonderful tale by this famous crime novelist. Fergusson Wright Hume was born on 8th J...

• / Mystery
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This early work by Fergus Hume was originally published in 1903 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Jade Eye' is a mystery novel by this popular author. Fergusson Wright Hume was born on 8th July 1859 in Engla...

• / General Fiction
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning...

• / General Fiction
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923 This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc that were either part of the original artifact or were introduced by the scanning proce...

• / Mystery
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• / General Fiction
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This early work by Fergus Hume was originally published in 1888 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Madame Midas' is a tale of Australian mining life. Fergusson Wright Hume was born on 8th July 1859 in Eng...

• / Mystery
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• / Mystery
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THE MAN WITH A SECRET by Fergus Hume. An exciting and intriguing mystery novel by one of the most prolific English novelist ever to publish. Author of THE MYSTERY OF A HANSOM CAB, MADAME MIDAS, THE GIRL FROM MALTA, THE PICCADILLY PUZZLE, ETC., ETC.Th...

• / Mystery
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Shortly after the death of millionaire Richard Marlow, the village of Heathton is rocked by the discovery that the body has been stolen. Further proof that something very nasty is afoot comes when Marlow's friend Dr. Warrander is discovered with...

• / Horror
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This early work by Fergus Hume was originally published in 1912 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Mystery Queen' is a tale of intrigue by this famous crime novelist. Fergusson Wright Hume was born on...

• / Literary
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This early work by Fergus Hume was originally published in 1902 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Pagan's Cup' is a tale of intrigue by this famous crime novelist. Fergusson Wright Hume was born ...

• / Historical Mystery
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The Piccadilly Puzzle revolves around the mysterious murder of a woman on a foggy night in a major London thoroughfare. The woman, initially thought to be a "streetwalker" is soon identified as a certain Miss Sarschine, the mistress of a pro...

• / General Fiction
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This early work by Fergus Hume was originally published in 1912 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Red Money' is a mysterious tale of an English manor house and the arrival of some transient gipsies. Ferg...

• / Mystery
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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and...

• / Mystery
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• / General Fiction
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Extract from -- The Sacred Herb -- It was so delightful, manipulating the machine in the sunshine, and acting as a chauffeur so appealed to him that he was minded to turn the Mercedes in the direction of Richmond. But the hints about the murder bein...

• / General Fiction
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning...

• / General Fiction
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This early work by Fergus Hume was originally published in 1909 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Solitary Farm' is a tale of intrigue by this famous crime novelist. Fergusson Wright Hume was born on...

• / Fantasy
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This early work by Fergus Hume was originally published in 1899 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'A Son of Perdition' is a tale of romance and the occult. Fergusson Wright Hume was born on 8th July 1859 in Engla...

• / Historical Mystery
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Fergus Hume (1859 - 1932) was a prolific English novelist. His self-published novel, "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab", became a great success. Hume based his descriptions of poor urban life on his knowledge of Little Bourke Street. It eventua...

• / General Fiction
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scannin...

• / Mystery
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This early work by Fergus Hume was originally published in 1901 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'A Woman's Burden' is a suspense filled thriller of a tale. Fergusson Wright Hume was born on 8th July...