About The Author:-
Ferguson Wright Hume(8th July,1859 to 12 July,1932),known as Fergus Hume,was a prolific English novelist.
Hume first came to attention after a play he had written,entitled The Bigamist was stolen by a rogue called Calthorpe,and presented by him as his own work under the title The Mormon.Finding that the novels of Émile Gaboriau were then very popular in Melbourne,Hume obtained and read a set of them and determined to write a novel of the same kind.The result was The Mystery of a Hansom Cab,set in Melbourne,with descriptions of poor urban life based on his knowledge of Little Bourke Street.It was self-published in 1886 and became a great success.Because he sold the British and American rights for 50 pounds,however,he reaped little of the potential financial benefit.It became the best-selling mystery novel of the Victorian era;in 1990 John Sutherland called it the "most sensationally popular crime and detective novel of the century".This novel inspired Arthur Conan Doyle to write A Study in Scarlet,which introduced the fictional consulting detective Sherlock Holmes.Doyle remarked, "Hansom Cab was a slight tale,mostly sold by 'puffing'."
After the success of his first novel and the publication of another,Professor Brankel's Secret(c. 1886),Hume returned to England in 1888.His third novel,Madame Midas,was based on the life of the mine and newspaper owner Alice Ann Cornwell.After this book became a play her estranged husband,John Whiteman,sued over its content.
Hume was reputed to be deeply religious and intensely private and known to avoid publicity,but in his later years he lectured at young people's clubs and debating societies.He died at Thundersley on 12 July,1932 and lies in an unmarked grave next to an actress and the Rev Maley.All he left in his will were some small items,like a horse blanket and a pipe.His estate was valued at £201.
Link To The Author's Wikipedia Page:-
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fergus_Hume
Further Information On The Author Can Be Found Here:-
https://crimereads.com/the-amazing-tale-of-fergus-hume-and-william-freeman-or-the-critics-comeuppance/
Literary Works By The Author Not On Librivox Are:-
Professor Brankel's Secret:
http://www.gutenberg.net.au/ebooks17/1700331h.html
The Piccadilly Puzzle:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55376
The Gentleman Who Vanished:
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/55417/55417-h/55417-h.htm
Miss Mephistopheles:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55378
The Man With A Secret:
https://archive.org/details/manwithsecretnov03hume/page/n10/mode/1up?ref=ol&view=theater
The Year Of A Miracle:
http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks18/1800961h.html
A Creature Of The Night:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55457
Monsieur Judas:
http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks17/1700671h.html
When I Lived In Bohemia:
https://archive.org/details/whenilivedinboh01humegoog
Chronicles Of Faeryland:
https://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks17/1700351h.html
Whom God Hath Joined:
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/55571/55571-h/55571-h.htm
The Black Carnation:
http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks18/1800461h.html
Aladdin In London:
https://archive.org/details/cu31924013486133
The Fever Of Life:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56080
The Island Of Fantasy:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56177
The Man With A Secret:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55404
The Chinese Jar:
http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks18/1800881h.html
The Harlequin Opal:
http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks17/1700081h.html
The Nameless City(Written As Stephen Grail):
https://archive.org/details/namelesscityromm00grai
The Speck of the motley:
Unable to find
The Lone Inn:
https://archive.org/details/loneinnmystery00hume
The Mystery Of Landy Court:
https://archive.org/details/dli.ernet.242553
The Best Of Her Sex:
Unable to find
The Gates Of Dawn:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56242
A Midnight Mystery:
http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks18/1800451h.html
The Crime Of The 'Liza Jane':
Chapter 1 to 3-
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/65524147?browse=ndp%3Abrowse%2Ftitle%2FE%2Ftitle%2F218%2F1896%2F05%2F15%2Fpage%2F6474779%2Farticle%2F65524147
Chapter 4 to 5-
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/65524209?browse=ndp%3Abrowse%2Ftitle%2FE%2Ftitle%2F218%2F1896%2F05%2F22%2Fpage%2F6474785%2Farticle%2F65524209
Chapter 6 to 8-
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/65524275?browse=ndp%3Abrowse%2Ftitle%2FE%2Ftitle%2F218%2F1896%2F05%2F29%2Fpage%2F6474791%2Farticle%2F65524275
Chapter 9 to 10-
Unable To Find
Chapter 11 to 13-
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/65524428?browse=ndp%3Abrowse%2Ftitle%2FE%2Ftitle%2F218%2F1896%2F06%2F12%2Fpage%2F6474803%2Farticle%2F65524428
Chapter 14 to 15-
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/65524515?browse=ndp%3Abrowse%2Ftitle%2FE%2Ftitle%2F218%2F1896%2F06%2F19%2Fpage%2F6474809%2Farticle%2F65524515
Chapter 16 to 18-
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/65524568?browse=ndp%3Abrowse%2Ftitle%2FE%2Ftitle%2F218%2F1896%2F06%2F26%2Fpage%2F6474815%2Farticle%2F65524568
Chapter 19 to 20-
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/65524631?browse=ndp%3Abrowse%2Ftitle%2FE%2Ftitle%2F218%2F1896%2F07%2F03%2Fpage%2F6474825%2Farticle%2F65524631
Chapter 21 to 23-
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/65524669?browse=ndp%3Abrowse%2Ftitle%2FE%2Ftitle%2F218%2F1896%2F07%2F10%2Fpage%2F6474831%2Farticle%2F65524669
Chapter 24 to 26-
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/65524713?browse=ndp%3Abrowse%2Ftitle%2FE%2Ftitle%2F218%2F1896%2F07%2F17%2Fpage%2F6474833%2Farticle%2F65524713
Chapter 27 to 28(Might Be Hard To Read Or Completely Unreadable)-
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/65524771?browse=ndp%3Abrowse%2Ftitle%2FE%2Ftitle%2F218%2F1896%2F07%2F24%2Fpage%2F6474843%2Farticle%2F65524771
Chapter 29 to 30-
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/65524806?browse=ndp%3Abrowse%2Ftitle%2FE%2Ftitle%2F218%2F1896%2F07%2F31%2Fpage%2F6474845%2Farticle%2F65524806
The White Prior:
http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks18/1800501h.html
The Expedition Of Captain Flick:
https://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks18/1800861h.html
The Carbuncle Clue:
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101068171360&view=1up&seq=2
A Marriage Mystery:
Unable To Find
Claude Duval Of Ninety-Five(US Server Necessary To Access The Link):
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=pst.000005313419&view=1up&seq=1
The Tombstone Treasure:
Unable To Find
The Rainbow Feather:
https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/lookup?num=55312
The Devil's Stick:
https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/lookup?num=55420
Lady Jezebel:
Unable To Find
Under One Cover:
Unable To Find
The Red-Headed Man:
http://www.gutenberg.net.au/ebooks17/1700811h.html
The Silent House In Pimloco:
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89014293799&view=1up&seq=8
The Indian Bangle:
https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/lookup?num=56241
Shylock Of The River:
Unable To Find
The Vanishing Of Tera:
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/55313/55313-h/55313-h.htm
A Traitor In London:
https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/lookup?num=56081
The Millionare Mystery:
https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/lookup?num=55961
The Crime Of The Crystal:
Unable To Find
The Golden Wang-Ho:
Unable To Find
The Mother Of Emeralds:
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo1.ark:/13960/t9c54571m&view=1up&seq=1
A Women's Burden:
https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/lookup?num=35240
The Pagan's Cup:
https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/lookup?num=34835
Woman:The Sphinx:
Unable To Find
The Jade Eye:
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101063580292
The Yellow Holly:
https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/lookup?num=54979
The Guilty House:
Unable To Find
The Miser's Will:
Unable To Find
The Mandarin's Fan:
https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/lookup?num=55606
The Wheeling Light:
Unable To Find
The Red Window:
https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/lookup?num=42056
The Lonely Church:
https://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks18/1800391h.html
The White Room:
https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/lookup?num=55101
The Fatal Song:
Unable To Find
The Scarlet Bat:
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/56356/56356-h/56356-h.htm
The Wooden Hand:
https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/lookup?num=55102
The Mystery Of The Shadow:
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.hn3piq
OR
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433074862008&view=1up&seq=1#
The Black Patch:
https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/lookup?num=55305
The Dancer In Red And Other Stories:
https://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks17/1700531h.html
Jonah's Luck:
https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/lookup?num=56385
The Purple Fern:
https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/lookup?num=56233
The Yellow Hunchback:
http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks18/1800441h.html
Flies In The Web:
Unable To Find
The Green Mummy:
https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/lookup?num=2868
The Crowned Skull:
http://www.gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200401h.html
The Mystery Of A Motor Cab:
https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-293589920/view?searchTerm=The+Mystery+Of+A+Motor+Cab&partId=nla.obj-293602031#page/n0/mode/1up/search/The+Mystery+Of+A+Motor+Cab
The Devil's Ace:
Unable To Find
The Solitary Farm:
https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/lookup?num=35146
The Top Dog:
Unable To Find
The Disappearing Eye:
https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/lookup?num=56841
The Peacock Of Jewels:
https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/lookup?num=56432
The Lonely Subaltern:
Unable To Find
The Steel Crown:
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.a0000437046
High Water Mark:
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89005040084&view=1up&seq=1
The Jew's House:
Unable To Find
The Rectory Governess:
Unable To Find
The Mystery Queen:
https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/lookup?num=55137
The Blue Talisman:
Unable To Find
Across The Footlights:
Unable To Find
Mother Mandarin(US Server Necessary To Access The Link):
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044126818897&view=1up&seq=2
A Son Of Perdition:
https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/lookup?num=41071
The Curse:
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo1.ark:/13960/t0ms48k6n&view=1up&seq=1
In Queer Street:
https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/lookup?num=56087
Seen In The Shadow:
Unable To Find
The Thirteenth Guest:
Unable To Find
The 4PM Express:
https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/lookup?num=56087
Not Wanted:
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89005040258
Answered:
Unable To Find
The Caretaker:
Unable To Find
The Red Bycicle:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55748
The Grey Doctor:
Unable To Find
The Silent Signal:
Unable To Find
The Heart Of Ice:
Unable To Find
The Black Image:
https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/007689215
OR
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89005039946&view=1up&seq=2
Next Door:
Unable To Find
Crazy-Quilt:
Unable To Find
The Master-Mind:
Unable To Find
The Dark-Avenue:
Unable To Find
The Other Person:
Unable To Find
The Swinging Head:
Unable To Find
The Woman Who Held On:
Unable To Find
Three:
Unable To Find
The Unexpected:
Unable To Find
A Trick Of Time:
Unable To Find
The Moth Woman:
Unable To Fund
The Whispering Lane:
https://openlibrary.org/books/OL27303942M/The_whispering_lane
The Caravan Mystery:
http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks11/1100681h.html
The Last Straw:
Probably Not On The Public Domain
*I have provided as much of Fergus Hume's works as I found.Some of them,I didn't get on the Internet(Atleast no Public Domain Link).Thus,I would request someone who knows any Public Domain links of those Books or has any Copyright-free Physical/Digital Copy of any of those books,to provide those on this thread or message me privately.