The Mystery of a Hansom Cab written by Fergus Hume in 1886 was a runaway bestseller both here and in England.  It is one of the earliest examples of a whodunit, predating Arthur Conan Doyle's first book by just a few months.  Some of the story is set in East Melbourne.  Fergus Hume was born in New Zealand but moved with his sister to Australia in 1885.  The two of them rented a house in George Street, East Melbourne while he worked as an articled clerk with a law firm in the city and wrote his book in his spare time.  

Lucy Sussex has rigorously researched the story of the author and his famous book and will tell us all about it in her talk.

The talk will take place directly after our AGM starting 8.00pm.