The Mystery of a Hansom Cab
A body in a cab on St Kilda Road: the Melbourne murder mystery that became a worldwide best-seller.
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- In Australia
Fergus Hume (author) died in 1932. Australian copyright then lasted 50 years after the author's death, so it ended on 31 December 1982. The 2005 extension to 70 years did not revive copyright that had already expired.
- In the United States
First published in 1886. In the United States, works published before 1 January 1931 are in the public domain.
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rights.json, checked 2026-10-19. Death dates: Fergus Hume (Wikidata, catalogue). First publication: reference.
