Certainly Hume lost a fortune, and worked the rest of his life for another hit that never came. It sounds like a tale of tragic artistic downfall - and to some degree, says Blockbuster! author Lucy Sussex, it was. Over half a million copies of the novel were sold worldwide. After Hume sold the copyright for a pittance, it was published in England to smash sales - even pirated in other languages. The 1886 murder mystery, part of an emerging genre of "shilling shockers," became a runaway hit in Australia. In true Victorian style, you need only a few tantalizing details about Fergus Hume's The Mystery of a Hansom Cab to intrigue you. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Blockbuster! Subtitle Fergus Hume & the Mystery of a Hansom Cab Author Lucy Sussex
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