Fergus Hume

Hagar Stanley, a beautiful young Gypsy, is driven by sexual harassment to leave her tribe and seek refuge with her uncle Jacob, a miserly London pawnbroker. He dies after teaching Hagar the business, and she takes over running the popshop till the...

Hume was born in England, the second son of Dr James Hume. At the age of three his father emigrated with his family to Dunedin, New Zealand. He was admitted to the New Zealand bar in 1885. Shortly after graduation he left for Melbourne, Australia...

Bishop Pendle is the Church of England bishop in a small fictitious English cathedral town. Several years into his work, he receives a visit from a disreputable-looking visitor. The bishop is much upset. What transpired between them that has so upset...

I shall never forget the terrible Christmas I spent at Ringshaw Grange in the year ’93.When Dr Lascelles is invited to spend Christmas at Ringshaw Grange with Frank Ringan and his cousin Percy, he doesn’t expect it to be such a noteworthy episode. But...

A mysterious woman is found murdered in a yellow boudoir. Who is she and where does she come from? Detective Absalom Gebb is on the case. (Introduction by MaryAnn) Author - Fergus Hume. Narrator - LibriVox Community. Published Date - Thursday, 19...

Mr. Royston is driving his hansom through the night-time streets of Melbourne when he is hailed by a man supporting a slumped, intoxicated figure, and requesting that the cabman take the unfortunate fellow home - before proceeding to drop his burden...

“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...

Two former school friends, now both military men, meet again and discover both are trying to lose themselves to public gaze. Dick West has inherited the family estate, but is out of favor. "The Red Window" was used during periods of civil unrest to...

Written in the Victorian era, a smart, attractive and resourceful Gypsy pawn shop owner named Hagar, clears an innocent person framed for murder. Author - Fergus Hume. Narrator - Gillian Rebuto. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.

Excellent murder mystery. On September 9, 1905, the NYT Saturday Review of Books described this audiobook as follows: "That painstakingly ingenious person, Fergus Hume, has devised another of his hide-and-seek, jack-o'-lantern murder mysteries.It...

A mystery about a "locked door" murder committed in a house that has a reputation for being haunted.In the first half of the audiobook, the murderer appears to be easy to figure out. The second half of the audiobook, however, is filled with plot...