FERGUS HUME - The Ultimate Mystery Collection: 21 Thriller Novels in One Volume (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. 21 Victorian detective tales of London crime, betrayal, and historical suspenseBy Fergus Hume
Length204h 44m
About this audiobook
This substantial collection gathers twenty-one of Fergus Hume's thriller and mystery novels, offering a panoramic view of late-Victorian and Edwardian popular crime fiction. Hume's narratives combine sensation plotting, urban intrigue, hidden identities, inheritance secrets, and theatrical revelations, often moving between respectable drawing rooms and shadowed streets. His prose is brisk, melodramatic, and highly readable, situated between the sensation novel of Wilkie Collins and the emerging detective tradition that would soon be dominated by Conan Doyle and the Golden Age writers. Fergus Hume, born in England and raised in New Zealand before practicing law in Australia, brought to fiction a sharp awareness of colonial cities, legal procedure, social ambition, and the anxieties of modern urban life. His extraordinary success with The Mystery of a Hansom Cab in 1886 demonstrated his instinct for public taste and helped establish crime fiction as a commercially powerful genre. That background explains his fascination with evidence, coincidence, disguise, and the instability of social appearances. This volume is recommended to readers seeking both entertainment and literary history. It is ideal for admirers of classic mysteries, Victorian popular fiction, and the development of the detective novel before its formal conventions became fixed.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreMystery and Thriller
Length204 hrs 44 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 20, 2016
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1FERGUS HUME - The Ultimate Mystery Collection: 21 Thriller Novels in One Volume (Annotated)
26Hagar of the Pawn-Shop (pt. 1)
2Introduction
27Hagar of the Pawn-Shop (pt. 2)
3Historical Context
28Hagar of the Pawn-Shop (pt. 3)
4Synopsis (Selection)
29Hagar of the Pawn-Shop (pt. 4)
5The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (pt. 1)
30The Silent House (pt. 1)
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6The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (pt. 2)
31The Silent House (pt. 2)
7The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (pt. 3)
32The Silent House (pt. 3)
8The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (pt. 4)
33The Silent House (pt. 4)
9Professor Brankel’s Secret
34The Bishop’s Secret (pt. 1)
10Madame Midas (pt. 1)
35The Bishop’s Secret (pt. 2)
11Madame Midas (pt. 2)
36The Bishop’s Secret (pt. 3)
12Madame Midas (pt. 3)
37The Bishop’s Secret (pt. 4)
13Madame Midas (pt. 4)
38The Bishop’s Secret (pt. 5)
14Madame Midas (pt. 5)
39The Bishop’s Secret (pt. 6)
15The Harlequin Opal (pt. 1)
40A Woman’s Burden (pt. 1)
16The Harlequin Opal (pt. 2)
41A Woman’s Burden (pt. 2)
17The Harlequin Opal (pt. 3)
42A Woman’s Burden (pt. 3)
18The Harlequin Opal (pt. 4)
43A Woman’s Burden (pt. 4)
19The Harlequin Opal (pt. 5)
44A Woman’s Burden (pt. 5)
20The Harlequin Opal (pt. 6)
45The Pagan’s Cup (pt. 1)
21The Harlequin Opal (pt. 7)
46The Pagan’s Cup (pt. 2)
22The Expedition of Captain Flick (pt. 1)
47The Pagan’s Cup (pt. 3)
23The Expedition of Captain Flick (pt. 2)
48The Pagan’s Cup (pt. 4)
24The Expedition of Captain Flick (pt. 3)
49A Coin of Edward VII (pt. 1)
25The Expedition of Captain Flick (pt. 4)
50A Coin of Edward VII (pt. 2)
The Greatest Thrillers of Fergus Hume (Annotated)Fergus Hume97h 37m$2 · $0.00
A Midnight MysteryFergus Hume4h$2 · $0.00
Whom God Hath Joined: A Question of MarriageFergus Hume10h 36m$2 · $0.00
The Caravan CrimeFergus Hume6h 14m$1 · $0.00
The Turnpike HouseFergus Hume9h 5m$1 · $0.00
The Peacock of JewelsFergus Hume8h 31m$2 · $0.00
The Sealed MessageFergus Hume10h 7m$2 · $0.00
Hagar of the Pawn-ShopFergus Hume8h 39m$2 · $0.00
A Woman's BurdenFergus Hume10h 17m$2 · $0.00
The Lady from NowhereFergus Hume7h 19m$2 · $0.00
The Solitary FarmFergus Hume8h 45m$2 · $0.00
The SpiderFergus Hume11h 55m$2 · $0.00
The Black PatchFergus Hume9h 52m$2 · $0.00
A Creature of the Night: An Italian EnigmaFergus Hume3h 39m$2 · $0.00
The Dancer In RedFergus Hume5h 59m$1 · $0.00
The Island of FantasyFergus Hume20h 8m$2 · $0.00
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FERGUS HUME - The Ultimate Mystery Collection: 21 Thriller Novels in One VolumeFergus Hume205h 17m$1 · $0.00
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