{"product_id":"the-mystery-of-a-hansom-cab-by-fergus-hume-9781920885373","title":"The Mystery of a Hansom Cab","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mystery of a Hansom Cab\u003c\/i\u003e was the best-selling crime novel of the nineteenth century. It was an overnight sensation when published in Melbourne in 1886 and rapidly found readers around the world, especially in Britain. The book became a huge international success and was translated into eleven languages. The novel's fame has endured well into this century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1954, The Sunday Times listed it as one of the 100 best crime novels of all time, and six years later, Everyman's Dictionary of Literary Biography declared that \u003ci\u003eThe Hansom Cab\u003c\/i\u003e ranks as the most successful detective story of all time. A wonderful depiction of a bustling yet uneasy city, \u003ci\u003eThe Mystery of a Hansom Cab\u003c\/i\u003e holds a central place in Australian literary history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough much has changed, Melbourne itself continues to be the place Hume knew. \u003ci\u003eHansom Cab\u003c\/i\u003e is also a key text in crime fiction's formative years. Apart from minor corrections to spelling and punctuation, this edition reproduces the text of the original edition printed in 1886.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46555470299372,"sku":"9781920885373","price":27.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/25350643482871.jpg?v=1750103435","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/the-mystery-of-a-hansom-cab-by-fergus-hume-9781920885373","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}