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Fergus Hume's The Mystery of a Hansom Cab
Murder mystery set in 1886 Melbourne



It's the mid-1880s in boom-time Melbourne and the body of a man is discovered in a hansom cab. All the evidence points to a young man as the murderer. He insists he's innocent, but he'd rather go to the gallows than reveal his alibi.


1 Read by Crawford Logan 10 Episodes:


Mr Gorby Investigates
Episode 1 of 10
It's Melbourne, Australia, 1886, and a dead body is found in curious circumstances.


The Millionaire's Daughter
Episode 2 of 10
Murder enquiries begin to extend into the upper reaches of Melbourne society.


In the Queen's Name
Episode 3 of 10
A suspect is trailed, and the police take decisive action.


Madge Makes a Discovery
Episode 4 of 10
A dark secret threatens to send a man to the gallows.


Missing
Episode 5 of 10
A rival detective appears on the scene.


The Trial
Episode 6 of 10
The hunt is on for a vital missing witness.


Across the Walnuts and the Wine
Episode 7 of 10
The trial is over, but more trouble seems likely to befall the Frettelby Mansion.


Mother Guttersnipe Joins the Majority
Episode 8 of 10
In the Melbourne slums, a shocking scene unfolds.


Nemesis
Episode 9 of 10
Events take a sudden and tragic turn.


The Hands of Justice
The Mystery of a Hansom Cab
Episode 10 of 10

The identity of the murderer is finally revealed.


First broadcast:
From:
Mon 27th Mar 2006, 09:00 on BBC 7


11 Australian Classics:
Fergus Hume's Mystery of a Hansom Cab


12 The Music of the Mystery of a Hansom Cab
Adapted for television. It's scored by Cezary Skubiszewski, one of Australia's most prolific composers for the screen. His music has featured in Red Dog, Beneath Hill 60, Bran Nue Dae, Two Hands and The Sound Of One Hand Clapping, to name only a few.
ABC Radio 1 Australia
Thursday 25 October 2012 10:43AM


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The Mystery of a Hansom Cab:
a publishing sensation


When Fergus Hume wrote The Mystery of a Hansom Cab in 1886 it was a sideline to his ambitions of becoming a playwright.


He had no idea it would become an international sensation and sold the copyright for ?50, cheating himself of a potential fortune.


In Blockbuster! Lucy Sussex examines the life of its creator, how the work helped define the genre of crime fiction and how a rollicking yarn also captured Marvelous Melbourne in all its late Victorian vibrancy.
Monday 20 July 2015 10:05AM



This best seller, published in 1886, set the stage for much detective fiction that was to come, including Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes series. Hume's story captures Melbourne in its gold rush glory days. The cast includes wealthy squatters with murky pasts, a noble love-struck couple, and a slum princess with a secret identity. It's a classic formative text, the next chapter in a young country's sense of itself, and it's also a fabulous swipe at respectability.

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11. Tuesday 10:05 Australian Classics: Fergus Hume's Mystery of a Hansom Cab (17.7Mb)
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13. 150720.1005: The Mystery of a Hansom Cab: a publishing sensation (7.3Mb)

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