Literary Works By Ferguson Wright Hume Not On Librivox

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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.
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