Ferguson Wright Hume (1859-1932), known as Fergus Hume , was a prolific English novelist.
The result was The Myste.
Finding that the novels of mile Gaboriau were then very popular in Melbourne, Hume determined to write a novel of the same kind.
He began writing plays, but found it impossible to persuade the managers of Melbourne theatres to accept or even to read them.
Shortly after graduation Hume relocated to Melbourne, Australia, where he obtained a job as a barristers\' clerk.
Ferguson Wright Hume (1859-1932), known as Fergus Hume , was a prolific English novelist