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Source: University of Adelaide Library
Fergus Hume (International) assertion Fergus Hume i(A31913 works by) (a.k.a. Ferguson Wright Hume; Fergus William Hume; Fergus W. Hume; F. W. Hume)
Also writes as: Stephen Grail
Born: Established: 8 Jul 1859
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,
; Died: Ceased: 12 Jul 1932 Essex,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,

Gender: Male
Visitor assertion Arrived in Australia: 1885 Departed from Australia: 1888
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1 A Colonial Banshee Fergus Hume , 2007 single work short story horror
— Appears in: Australian Gothic : An Anthology of Australian Supernatural Fiction, 1867-1939 2007; (p. 171-185) Australian Ghost Stories 2010;
1 1 y separately published work icon The Unexpected Fergus Hume , London : Odhams Press , 1921 Z1707940 1921 single work novel crime 'A very callous murder is committed, and all clues point to the young man from Australia who has just inherited a county estate. There really seems no escape for him, when the unexpected happens in the second last chapter, and quite by accident the crime is traced to the young man's trustee, who had squandered the property ' (The Queenslander 7 Jan 1922, p.3.)
1 The Blue Vase Fergus Hume , 1917 single work short story
— Appears in: The Weekly Times , 21 April no. 2489 1917; (p. 7)
1 y separately published work icon The Mystery Queen Fergus Hume , London : Ward, Lock , 1912 Z1765628 1912 selected work novel mystery adventure horror Sir Charles Moon is a millionaire but his daughter Lilian wants to marry the penniless young aviator, Dan Halliday. When Sir Charles is murdered, the couple find themselves entangled with a demonic secret society led by the mysterious Queen Beelzebub.
1 1 y separately published work icon A Son of Perdition : An Occult Romance Fergus Hume , London : William Rider , 1912 Z1724471 1912 single work novel adventure science fiction romance

The novel is a tale of romance and the occult. Begins:

"How can any one hope to transfer that to canvas? asked the artist, surveying the many coloured earth and sky and sea with despairing eyes.

"Easily enough," replied the girl at his elbow, "those who see twice as vividly as others, can make others see once as vividly as they do. That is what we call genius."

"A large word for my small capabilities, Miss Enistor. Am I a genius?"

"Ask yourself, Mr. Hardwick, for none other than yourself can answer truly."

'Outside his special gift the artist was not over clever, so he lounged on the yielding turf of the slope to turn the speech over in his mind and wait results. This tall solidly built Saxon only arrived at conclusions by slow degrees of laborious reflection. With his straight athletic figure, closely clipped fair hair and a bronzed complexion, against which his moustache looked almost white, he resembled a soldier rather than a painter.'

1 Australia : A Vision and A Wish A Vision and a Wish i "Lo! as in a dream prophetic, we can see Australia stand,", Phil Beck , Fergus Hume , 1910 extract poetry (Centennial Song)
— Appears in: The School Paper for Classes V and VI , July no. 131 1910; (p. 93) The School Paper for Grades VII and VIII , July no. 292 1924; (p. 82)
1 2 y separately published work icon High Water Mark Fergus Hume , London : G. Bell , 1910 Z504199 1910 single work novel crime
2 y separately published work icon The Devil's Ace Fergus Hume , London : George Bell and Sons , 1908 Z1747648 1908 single work novel
1 y separately published work icon The Crowned Skull The Death's Head Fergus Hume , 1907 Australia : Project Gutenberg Australia , 2002 Z1758254 1907 single work novel science fiction What is the secret from the past that is haunting Sir Hannibal Trevick, the rich and landed father of beautiful Dericka Trevick? When John Bowring, an old mining colleague of Sir Hannibal, appears in the quiet Cornwall village, he triggers a torrent of disasters and dangers, intrigues and conspiracies, mysteries and mayhem. Through this exciting narrative course adventuresses, Cornish witches, strange prophecies, hidden identities, dastardly blackmail, insane heirs, secret marriages and murder. Stir in a touch of murky imperialist politics, rampant exploitation in the colonies and an artefact that can drive men mad, and you have the heady brew which is Fergus Hume's The Crowned Skull (Publisher blurb, Chimaera edition).
1 'A Child Shall Lead Them' Fergus Hume , 1907 single work short story
— Appears in: Tales for the Homes 1907; (p. 240-266)
1 y separately published work icon Hagar of the Pawn-Shop Fergus Hume , 1898 London : Skeffington , 1898 Z1766760 1898 single work novel detective

'A contender for the earliest female amateur detective, Hagar is a 'Gypsy Detective', beautiful in a dark Romany way, sensuous and intelligent, who runs a Lambeth pawnshop she inherited from her uncle where she solves crimes brought to her by her customers. She solves her crimes more by common sense than by deduction, but it's a great way to build customer loyalty.'

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Russell James, Great British Fictional Detectives, UK: Remember When, 2009, p.191.

1 2 y separately published work icon The Expedition of Captain Flick Fergus Hume , London : Jarrold , 1896 Z1724390 1896 single work novel adventure science fiction

A lost race adventure novel in which Captain Fisk searches for, and eventually discovers the island of Isk, the South Pacific home of the Awazils - a race of people descended from the ancient Greeks and who continue their traditions and culture. A review published in the Western Mail (Perth) in 1896 further records:

The Captain Flick of Mr Fergus Hume's romance is a modern edition of the adventurous, free-booting sea dog for which the Western counties of England were so famous in years gone by. The object of the expedition upon which he sets out, in a well-equipped and well found vessel from Plymouth, is as he naively puts it, to restore the civilization the statue of Aphrodite, carved by Praxiteles for the Temple of Cythera. It is hardly necessary to say, however, that the motive impelling him to this strange quest is not as pure and ardent desire to discharge a signal service to art, but the essentially sordid ambition to obtain possession of the statue in order that he may dispose of it for a huge sum of money. He and his companions experience some strange and thrilling adventures in their search for and on the island of Isk, located by the author off the coast of Australia, in the Indian Ocean. Whatever his defects, Mr Fergus Hume has no lack of imagination; and in The Expedition of Captain Flick, many are likely to find entertainment in turning to its pages for recreation (10 April 1896, p.5).  

1 1 y separately published work icon The Nameless City : A Rommany Romance Fergus Hume , London : Osgood, McIlvaine , 1894 Z1724405 1894 single work novel adventure science fiction
1 1 y separately published work icon The Harlequin Opal Fergus Hume , London : W. H. Allen , 1893 Z1724480 1893 single work novel adventure romance
1 1 y separately published work icon The Island of Fantasy : A Romance Fergus Hume , New York (City) : Lovell, Gestefeld and Company , 1892 Z1724387 1892 single work novel adventure science fiction romance The narrative involves a scheme to recreate classical Greek culture in an island community.
1 y separately published work icon Chronicles of Faeryland : Fantastic Tales for Old and Young Fergus Hume , London : Griffith, Farran, Okeden and Welsh , 1892 Z1719705 1892 selected work children's fiction

Contains seven modern fairy tales discovered in King Oberon's library during a visit to Faeryland. It is a collection of moral fables for children, not adults, despite the title.

1 y separately published work icon Whom God Hath Joined : A Question of Marriage Fergus Hume , London : F. V. White , 1891 Z102089 1891 single work novel
1 1 y separately published work icon The Gentleman Who Vanished : A Psychological Phantasy Fergus Hume , London : F. V. White , 1890 Z1724468 1890 single work novel adventure science fiction
4 1 y separately published work icon Miss Mephistopheles : A Novel : Sequel to Madame Midas Fergus Hume , London : F. V. White , 1890 Z101782 1890 single work novel crime
1 y separately published work icon Lady Jezebel Fergus Hume , New York (City) : Mansfield , 1889 Z1119928 1889 single work novel romance crime
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