Fergus Hume The Mystery of a Hansom Cab

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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 13   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.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.