The Collected Mysteries of Fergus Hume

Fergus Hume, born Fergusson Wright Hume on July 8, 1859, in England, was a prolific author whose literary career was sparked by an ambition to surpass the popularity of the detective novels of the day. Hume emigrated to New Zealand with his family in the early 1880s, later moving to Melbourne, Australia, where his writing career took flight. His first novel, 'The Mystery of a Hansom Cab' (1886), w...