tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post5145864379727300248..comments2024-03-26T01:52:45.563-07:00Comments on Fred's Place: Fergus Hume: The Mystery of a Hansom CabFredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-37779416132861447942016-05-22T15:18:30.582-07:002016-05-22T15:18:30.582-07:00Yvette,
Is it possible that it's the title of...Yvette,<br /><br />Is it possible that it's the title of a work by a different author? <br /><br />This is why I read book lists--not so much for the ranking, but for the possibility of learning about books and authors whom I have never heard of. Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-86990721849226278252016-05-22T10:36:34.028-07:002016-05-22T10:36:34.028-07:00I've never heard of this guy, Fred. But I'...I've never heard of this guy, Fred. But I'll bet his work can be found at Project Guttenberg - copyrights expired. I'm currently reading a bunch of Patricia Wentworth books whose copyrights have expired in Canada and are therefore available to be read online.<br /><br />I'm going to check and see if Fergus Hume shows up at the site. You never know...Funny thing is, I think I may have heard of this book before. But not the author. Go figure.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-40833950270391548302016-05-19T19:28:31.911-07:002016-05-19T19:28:31.911-07:00R.T.,
Yes, the older mysteries are far more varie...R.T.,<br /><br />Yes, the older mysteries are far more varied and subtle than many of today's gorefests. Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-59778252278000015022016-05-19T10:15:22.294-07:002016-05-19T10:15:22.294-07:00Fred, thanx for hi-lighting the forgotten book and...Fred, thanx for hi-lighting the forgotten book and author. I'll see if I can track down something by FH. The nice thing about golden age mysteries is the absence of crass, gratuitous violence and extreme pathologies (as in contemporary slash-and-gash nightmares).RTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-75287695472590099732016-05-19T09:37:38.900-07:002016-05-19T09:37:38.900-07:00madamevauquer,
Glad to hear that as I would hate ...madamevauquer,<br /><br />Glad to hear that as I would hate to think I had discouraged someone from reading a new author. I found copies of several of his works on abebooks, but I'm going to try InterLibraryLoan first since the local library has nothing by him. Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-75418910088386006342016-05-19T09:06:40.586-07:002016-05-19T09:06:40.586-07:00If anything else, Fred, it's determined me to ...If anything else, Fred, it's determined me to try and move it up. I haven't read it or anything by Hume. A completely new author for me. There are several at Project Gutenberg.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-31429289492087445822016-05-18T14:50:06.754-07:002016-05-18T14:50:06.754-07:00madamevauquer,
I hope my post didn't persuade...madamevauquer,<br /><br />I hope my post didn't persuade you to remove it from the list.<br /><br />I will vote for it. <br /><br />Have you read anything else by Hume?Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-67091354838435819492016-05-18T14:37:35.221-07:002016-05-18T14:37:35.221-07:00Mudpuddle,
I also like the early mysteries becaus...Mudpuddle,<br /><br />I also like the early mysteries because I find much more variety and ingenuity in them when compared to too many of today's offerings.<br /><br />As I mentioned above, this was my first encounter with one of his novels, and I am going to take a look at some of his others.<br /><br />Let me know what you think of it.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-32157386607764228592016-05-18T13:46:21.564-07:002016-05-18T13:46:21.564-07:00This is one I have on my list of possible future n...This is one I have on my list of possible future nominations at the 19th Century group!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-74016145007892711802016-05-18T11:24:04.169-07:002016-05-18T11:24:04.169-07:00i like golden age and before mysteries; your post...i like golden age and before mysteries; your post was intriguing and i don't think i've ever read anything by Hume, before, so i just ordered it... tx a lot for the description and introduction...Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.com