![]() ![]() The Mystery of a Hansom Cab takes place in Melbourne, Australia, and involves an investigation into a homicide, after a corpse is discovered in the early hours, in a hansom cab. The story was adapted into a BBC Radio serial in 1958, a stage play in 1990, a radio promotion in 1991 and a telemovie in 2012. A parody version was published in 1888, and film adaptations were produced in 1911, 19. The Mystery of a Hansom Cab received praise in works including A Companion to Crime Fiction, A History of the Book in Australia 1891–1945, and A History of Victoria, and was featured in the book Vintage Mystery and Detective Stories. It was then published in Britain and the United States, and went on to sell over half a million copies worldwide, outselling the first of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes novels, A Study in Scarlet (1887). The book was successful in Australia, selling 100,000 copies in the first two print runs. ![]() Set in Melbourne, the story focuses on the investigation of a homicide involving a body discovered in a hansom cab, as well as an exploration into the social class divide in the city. ![]() The book was first published in Australia in 1886. The Mystery of a Hansom Cab is a mystery fiction novel by the Australian writer Fergus Hume. ![]()
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He attended Milwaukee Country Day School on a scholarship, and, during his time there, began writing. ![]() ![]() Straub read voraciously from an early age, but his literary interests did not please his parents his father hoped that he would grow up to be a professional athlete, while his mother wanted him to be a Lutheran minister. Peter Straub was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of Gordon Anthony Straub and Elvena (Nilsestuen) Straub. ![]() ![]() But to his surprise, the animals open their paws and hearts, and Ruff has a home at last. ![]() The parties are such fun, and his new friends so nice, that Ruff hates to see the week come to an end. So Old Bear and his pals set about righting the wrongs, giving the little stranger-now called Ruff-a birthday party every day for a week to make up for all the birthdays he never had. The poor thing has never even had a birthday. 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This challenge is exacerbated by the recent success of neural networks, which often outperform traditional easy-to-understand AI algorithms at the price of inscrutability. ![]() ![]() ![]() An excellent contribution." Kirkus Reviews Five legends appear at the end, each succinctly stated and with a single illustration-a good way to differentiate between the historical and the apocryphal. ![]() "DePaola's rich colors are somewhat muted here, and beautifully balanced the whole effect is decorative, reverent, and serene. This well-designed entry has perennial appeal." Publishers Weekly ![]() Patrick, including the snakes and the shamrock. Readers will particularly enjoy the addition of five legends about St. His signature style is well showcased here and, as he did in The Lady of Guadalupe, dePaola effectively integrates both the tones and design elements of (in this case) Celtic art into his renderings. 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