The Mystery Queen
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers who enjoy English mystery fiction from the Victorian to Edwardian era
- Learners who want to practice reading long English texts with free public-domain books
- Literature enthusiasts studying the evolution of popular genres
- Casual readers who prefer puzzle clues and identity mysteries
Not a good fit for
- Thriller readers expecting modern forensic techniques and fast-paced narrative
- Beginners whose English reading is not yet proficient and who need Chinese annotations
- Readers lacking patience for nineteenth-century social background and prose style
Reading tips
- Read the first three chapters first, note the characters and doubts that appear, then sort out clues chapter by chapter as you proceed.
- Mark unfamiliar period expressions first and look them up together after finishing a chapter, to avoid interrupting the rhythm.
- Read alongside other English detective novels of the same period to observe similarities and differences in genre conventions.
About the publisher
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About the author
Fergus Hume (1859–1932) was a British novelist. Born in England, he moved with his family to New Zealand as a child, studied at the University of Otago and qualified as a lawyer. In 1885 he went to Melbourne, and the following year he published The Mystery of a Hansom Cab at his own expense, achieving instant fame; the book is regarded as a bestselling classic in the history of detective fiction. In 1888 Hume returned to England to settle, and thereafter devoted himself to detective and suspense fiction, producing more than a hundred works in his lifetime, of which 66 are held in this collection, including The Silent House, The Gentleman Who Vanished and The Spider. He died in Essex in 1932.
