The Mystery Of A Hansom Cab - 9780995433021
Robert W Strugnell
ISBN13:
9780995433021
$15.53
The Mystery of a Hansom Cab takes place in Melbourne, Australia and involves an investigation into a homicide, after a corpse is discovered in the evening, in a hansom cab. The city of Melbourne plays a significant role in the plot and, as the author describes: "Over all the great city hung a cloud of smoke like a pall." The killer's identity is not as significant a revelation in the story as are the roles of the influential and secretive Frettlby family, and their secret: they have an illegitimate daughter living on the streets. The class divide between Melbourne's wealthy and less fortunate is addressed throughout the plot. The protagonist in the novel is a policeman named Detective Gorby, who is given the task of solving the murder. As Hume describes the character's investigative skills: "He looked keenly round the room, and his estimate of the dead man's character was formed at once." The author commented in a later introduction, "All of the scenes in the book, especially the slums, are described from personal observation; and I passed a great many nights in Little Bourke Street, gathering material." At this time, the street had gained notoriety as a place frequented by prostitutes and criminals.
- | Author: Fergus W Hume
- | Publisher: Robert W Strugnell
- | Publication Date: Mar 19, 2017
- | Number of Pages: 200 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 099543302X
- | ISBN-13: 9780995433021
- Author:
- Fergus W Hume
- Publisher:
- Robert W Strugnell
- Publication Date:
- Mar 19, 2017
- Number of pages:
- 200 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Paperback
- ISBN-10:
- 099543302X
- ISBN-13:
- 9780995433021