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The Mystery of a Hansom Cab

Fergus Hume

Novelsabout 9 h 45 min of listening

A man is found dead in a hansom cab in the city of Melbourne, Australia, and a young man is accused of his murder.

Contents

  1. Imprint
  2. Preface
  3. I: What the Argus Said
  4. II: The Evidence at the Inquest
  5. III: One Hundred Pounds Reward
  6. IV: Mr. Gorby Makes a Start
  7. V: Mrs. Hableton Unbosoms Herself
  8. VI: Mr. Gorby Makes Further Discoveries
  9. VII: The Wool King
  10. VIII: Brian Takes a Walk and a Drive
  11. IX: Mr. Gorby Is Satisfied at Last
  12. X: In the Queen’s Name
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  1. XI: Counsel for the Prisoner
  2. XII: She Was a True Woman
  3. XIII: Madge Makes a Discovery
  4. XIV: Another Richmond in the Field
  5. XV: A Woman of the People
  6. XVI: Missing
  7. XVII: The Trial
  8. XVIII: Sal Rawlins Tells All She Knows
  9. XIX: The Verdict of the Jury
  10. XX: The Argus Gives Its Opinion
  11. XXI: Three Months Afterwards
  12. XXII: A Daughter of Eve
  13. XXIII: Across the Walnuts and the Wine
  14. XXIV: Brian Receives a Letter
  15. XXV: What Dr. Chinston Said
  16. XXVI: Kilsip Has a Theory of His Own
  17. XXVII: Mother Guttersnipe Joins the Majority
  18. XXVIII: Mark Frettlby Has a Visitor
  19. XXIX: Mr. Calton’s Curiosity Is Satisfied
  20. XXX: Nemesis
  21. XXXI: Hush-Money
  22. XXXII: De Mortuis Nil Nisi Bonum
  23. XXXIII: The Confession
  24. XXXIV: The Hands of Justice
  25. XXXV: The Love That Lives
  26. List of Illustrations
  27. Colophon
  28. Uncopyright

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