The Mystery of a Hansom Cab
Fergus Hume
“The following report appeared in the Argus newspaper of Saturday, the 28th July, 18-- “Truth is said to be stranger than fiction, and certainly the extraordinary murder which took place in Melbourne on Thursday night, or rather Friday morning, goes a long way towards verifying this saying. A crime has been committed by an unknown assassin, within a short distance of the principal streets of this great city, and is surrounded by an inpenetrable mystery. … “On the twenty-seventh day of July, at the hour of twenty minutes to two o'clock in the morning, a hansom cab drove up to the police station in Grey Street, St. Kilda, and the driver made the startling statement that his cab contained the body of a man who he had reason to believe had been murdered….” (Excerpt from the first chapter.)
Author - Fergus Hume.
Narrator - LibriVox Community.
Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Location:
United States
Description:
“The following report appeared in the Argus newspaper of Saturday, the 28th July, 18-- “Truth is said to be stranger than fiction, and certainly the extraordinary murder which took place in Melbourne on Thursday night, or rather Friday morning, goes a long way towards verifying this saying. A crime has been committed by an unknown assassin, within a short distance of the principal streets of this great city, and is surrounded by an inpenetrable mystery. … “On the twenty-seventh day of July, at the hour of twenty minutes to two o'clock in the morning, a hansom cab drove up to the police station in Grey Street, St. Kilda, and the driver made the startling statement that his cab contained the body of a man who he had reason to believe had been murdered….” (Excerpt from the first chapter.) Author - Fergus Hume. Narrator - LibriVox Community. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
Duration:00:06:28
Chapter 2
Duration:00:09:33
Chapter 3
Duration:00:10:03
Chapter 4
Duration:00:01:11
Chapter 5
Duration:00:07:56
Chapter 6
Duration:00:13:51
Chapter 7
Duration:00:14:50
Chapter 8
Duration:00:16:02
Chapter 9
Duration:00:17:35
Chapter 10
Duration:00:20:46
Chapter 11
Duration:00:14:29
Chapter 12
Duration:00:15:37
Chapter 13
Duration:00:16:08
Chapter 14
Duration:00:17:04
Chapter 15
Duration:00:12:53
Chapter 16
Duration:00:16:20
Chapter 17
Duration:00:10:41
Chapter 18
Duration:00:17:38
Chapter 19
Duration:00:12:02
Chapter 20
Duration:00:17:12
Chapter 21
Duration:00:07:30
Chapter 22
Duration:00:14:36
Chapter 23
Duration:00:09:57
Chapter 24
Duration:00:13:29
Chapter 25
Duration:00:15:02
Chapter 26
Duration:00:13:45
Chapter 27
Duration:00:08:41
Chapter 28
Duration:00:13:53
Chapter 29
Duration:00:15:42
Chapter 30
Duration:00:11:50
Chapter 31
Duration:00:15:07
Chapter 32
Duration:00:11:02
Chapter 33
Duration:00:08:49
Chapter 34
Duration:00:15:34
Chapter 35
Duration:00:11:57
Chapter 36
Duration:00:06:25