Fergus Hume

The Solitary Farm (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

"The Solitary Farm" by Fergus Hume is a gripping thriller set in the secluded countryside. The story follows a young couple, Mark and Emily, who decide to leave the city behind and start a new life on a remote farm. Little do they know that the seemingly idyllic farmhouse holds dark secrets. As Mark and Emily settle into their new home, they begin to experience unexplained phenomena and eerie encounters. Strange noises, mysterious figures, and a sense of foreboding grip their every waking moment. Determined to uncover the truth, they embark on a chilling journey to unravel the mysteries surrounding the farm. "The Solitary Farm" is a suspenseful and atmospheric tale that will keep readers enthralled. Fergus Hume masterfully weaves together elements of psychological suspense, supernatural elements, and a race against time as Mark and Emily fight to escape the clutches of the farm's haunting past.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: True Sign Publishing House
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Juli 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9789358058826
• Artikelnr.: 68908922

Autorenporträt

Fergusson Wright Hume (1859 - 1932), known as Fergus Hume, was a prolific English novelist. Finding that the novels of Émile Gaboriau were then very popular in Melbourne, Hume obtained and read a set of them and determined to write a novel of the same kind. The result was The Mystery of a Hansom Cab, set in Melbourne, with descriptions of poor urban life based on his knowledge of Little Bourke Street. It was self-published in 1886 and became a great success. Because he sold the British and American rights for 50 pounds, however, he reaped little of the potential financial benefit. It became the best-selling mystery novel of the Victorian era; in 1990 John Sutherland called it the "most sensationally popular crime and detective novel of the century". This novel inspired Arthur Conan Doyle to write A Study in Scarlet, which introduced the fictional consulting detective Sherlock Holmes. Doyle remarked, "Hansom Cab was a slight tale, mostly sold by 'puffing'." After the success of his first novel and the publication of another, Professor Brankel's Secret (c.?1886), Hume returned to England in 1888. His third novel was titled Madame Midas and it was based on the life of the mine and newspaper owner Alice Ann Cornwell. This book became a play and her estranged husband, John Whiteman, sued over its content. Hume resided in London for a few years and then moved to the Essex countryside where he lived in Thundersley for 30 years. Eventually he produced more than 100 novels and short stories.