[Gutenberg 24769] • The Opal Serpent

Musaicum Books presents to you this carefully created volume of "The Greatest Works of Fergus Hume - 22 Mystery Novels in One Edition". This ebook has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices.

Fergus Hume (1859-1932) was a prolific English novelist. His self-published novel, "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab", became a great success. Hume based his descriptions of poor urban life on his knowledge of Little Bourke Street. It eventually became the best selling mystery novel of the Victorian era, author John Sutherland terming it the "most sensationally popular crime and detective novel of the century".

Table of Contents

The Mystery of a Hansom Cab

Professor Brankel's Secret

Madame Midas

The Harlequin Opal

The Expedition of Captain Flick

Hagar of the Pawn-Shop

The Silent House

The Bishop's Secret

A Woman's Burden

The Pagan's Cup

A Coin of Edward VII

The Mandarin's Fan

The Red Window

The Secret Passage

The Opal Serpent

The Green Mummy

The Crowned Skull

The Solitary Farm

The Mystery Queen

Red Money

A Son of Perdition

The Caravan Mystery