Blockbuster!: Fergus Hume & the Mystery of a Hansom Cab by Sussex, Lucy - 2016-06-14

Text Publishing Company. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Text Publishing Company. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Text Publishing Company. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Text Publishing Company, 2016. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Text Publishing 2015 Paperback. Good.

Melbourne: Text Publishing, 2015. Paperback octavo, very good condition, colour & sepia (brown-tinted) photos, minor edgewear. 298 pp. The fascinating story by Lucy Sussex of the crime novel that became a global publishing phenomenon. Fergus Hume was a playwright when he moved from Dunedin to Melbourne in 1885. He wrote The Mystery of a Hansom Cab, and the book sold out its first run and became the biggest and fastest-selling detective novel of the 1800s, and Australia's first literary blockbuster. Hume unfortunately sold the copyright for 50 pounds, and missed out on a potential fortune. This well-researched book will interest anyone who likes Australian true crime, history and crime fiction.

Melboune: Text Publishing, 2015 8vo. original printed paper wraps (a trifle rubbed & creased); pp. [x (last blank)], 298, with illustrations. A fine copy.. First Edition. Soft Cover. F.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.