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The Green Mummy Paperback – September 22, 2008

by Fergus Hume (Author)
3.7 3.7 out of 5 stars 69 ratings
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Fergusson Wright Hume, known as Fergus Hume (1859-1932) was an English novelist.

Shortly after graduation he left for Melbourne. He began writing plays, but found it impossible to persuade the managers of the Melbourne theatres to accept or even read them. Finding that the novels of Emile Gaboriau were then very popular in Melbourne, he obtained and read a set of them and determined to write a novel of a similar kind.

The result was the self-published novel 'The Mystery of a Hansom Cab' (1886), which became a great success. After the success of his first novel and the publication of another he returned to England in 1888.

He resided in the Essex countryside for thirty years, eventually producing over 100 novels and short stories. He was a capable writer of mystery stories, and may be looked upon as one of the precursors of the many writers of detective stories whose work was so popular in the twentieth century.

His other works include 'Madame Midas' (1888), 'The Silent House' (1899), 'The Bishop's Secret' (1900), 'Secret Passage' (1905), 'The Green Mummy' (1908), and 'Red Money' (1912).
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  1. Print length
    260 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Tutis Digital Pub
  4. Publication date
    September 22, 2008
  5. Dimensions
    6.14 x 0.55 x 9.21 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    8132050088
  7. ISBN-13
    978-8132050087
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tutis Digital Pub (September 22, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 260 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 8132050088
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-8132050087
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.14 x 0.55 x 9.21 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.7 3.7 out of 5 stars 69 ratings

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3.7 out of 5 stars
3.7 out of 5
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JanRemarque
4.0 out of 5 stars Oh, mummy!
Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2011
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This story of how obsessed a "scientist" can become, and what he may resort to in being the "first" was intriguing to say the least.

Of course, the prose is somewhat dated, and the dialogue a bit stilted by today's standards, but it is a very fleshy story with no loose ends or contrived situations or characters who work illogically outside their reasonable perameters.

Formatting is good, especially when compared to many of the PD books I've downloaded. And it has a working TOC. An overall good read.

I do agree with another reviewer that the character of Cockatoo could have been a little more developed.
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Raymond Burchette
5.0 out of 5 stars A great mystery
Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2014
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This book has it all with mummies, murder and emeralds and so many twists and turns that it will keep you guessing until the very end.
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Jetpack
3.0 out of 5 stars An interesting mystery
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2011
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The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (which everyone should read) was interesting as it had multiple detectives.

The Green Mummy doesn't have any detectives of note - the case is solved the suspects. You dont' see many like that.

The characters are a mixed bag. Fortunately, the one I really didn't like - well, it was justified. The character of Cockatoo is unfortunate in my opinion. A lot more could have been done with him, but unfortunately, he was a victim of the European belief of what he would be.

It's an OK story, and free, so give it a shot, but start with the Mystery of a Hansom Cab. A better story, imo, for Fergus Hume.
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B. McKee
4.0 out of 5 stars Vintage mystery story by Fergus Hume
Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2015
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This is another complex and rambling murder mystery involving a green mummy -- that is, an Incan mummy swathed in green wool and encased in a green coffin.

Professor Braddock buys the mummy, later learning that the mummy was originally stolen from a descendant of the mummy. Before the mummy can be delivered to the Professor, his assistant who brought the mummy back from Malta is murdered and the mummy stolen.

The cast of characters seems never-ending, and the story is drawn out. The basics of the story could have been told in 25 pages or less, but then you wouldn't have a mystery. The book could have used a proofreader, though.
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David S. Bennett
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2017
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I really like it.
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Doness
2.0 out of 5 stars Archaic
Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2018
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I began reading this story with its stilted English writing, which I find difficult, and then quickly started skipping to the end. The book was printed in 2017 but I learned that author actually died in 1932
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3.0 out of 5 stars The plot development was good with and interesting twist that was somewhat predictable
Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2017
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Interesting period language and sentence structure. Some may find words that are no longer in general usage. The plot development was good with and interesting twist that was somewhat predictable. The love plots and characters were overly sweet for my sate but fit the period.
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Home Education With Joy and Peace
4.0 out of 5 stars The Green Mummy by Fergus Hume, free Kindle version
Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2017
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I chose this story because the title intrigued me. This is the first Fergus Hume story I have ever read.

One of the main characters is a professor of Egyptology, who wishes to compare a Peruvian mummy with Egyptian mummies. The first and main mystery is how the green Peruvian mummy disappears and the one who was entrusted to transport it was murdered. There is another murder associated with the mummy. There is thievery, adventure, blackmail, and a bit of romance as well. It is a good mystery, which keeps you interested throughout. I was surprised by the events in the story, when it reached the climax and began to wind down. I never guessed how it would end. I plan to read other titles by this author.

(This story was written in 1908, so there are definitely some racist views and white supremacy woven throughout. Loses one star for this.)
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Aletheuon
5.0 out of 5 stars Secrets and mummies.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 18, 2014
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Fergus Hume creates a brilliant imaginative world which draws one in seductively. He is great at creating a sense of place and his characters are eccentric, often larger-than-life and fascinating.
'The Green Mummy' is a whodunnit in which an impoverished and very eccentric amateur Egyptologist is so obsessed with his subject that he is willing to sacrifice everything else, including his stepdaughter's happiness, in order to finance his research. He turns out, however, to have a secret motive which is only exposed at the end of the book. He wants to buy a Peruvian mummy, in order to compare the method of mummification with that of Egypt, and accepts £1000 from the young man who loves his daughter in exchange for consenting to their marriage. He has a strange servant named Cockatoo (who has dark skin and yellow hair) and the story also involves a Peruvian Don and his beautiful daughter, English aristocracy and a lady of indeterminate years who also has a secret. The story moves fast, has as many twists and turns as a country lane and is full of surprises. It does stretch credibility to the limit at times, but then so do many other whodunnits.
I really enjoy Fergus Hume's books. He made his name with his first one, 'The Mystery of a Hansom Cab', which inspired Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to begin writing the Sherlock Holmes stories, and never quite repeated the success of his first book, though I think that some of the later ones are better. The best I have read to date is 'The Bishop's Secret', but there are plenty of good ones among his prolific output. I do sometimes think that his books read a bit like first drafts, especially when he seems to contradict himself within only a few pages, but generally these books are thoroughly entertaining. There is quite a bit of casual racism, typical of the age in which the books were written; Britishness is definitely best in Hume's eyes. He was well-travelled, however, and can introduce characters and scenes from other cultures in quite fascinating ways. Very enjoyable and intriguing!
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HG
3.0 out of 5 stars Racism and sexism throughout, but a good story at its heart.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 21, 2018
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Bear in mind this was originally published around the beginning of the 20th century, 1904 or thereabouts. It's a rollicking good story, one murder, a few thefts and not really violent. It is clearly of it's time, as the talk of money will show - living comfortably on £300 a year actually translates to about £30,000 in today's money. But be prepared for the inherent racism and sexism, a real indication of its time. The N word is used, and a "savage" servant is kicked with little comeback.the "ladies" are depicted as faint hearted, delicate little creatures, and shielded from all events (although they manage to get themselves involved!) but also as racist little prigs. If you can see past that, and dismiss it as being before over a century's worth of social education, the story is good.
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Nas
5.0 out of 5 stars I have really enjoyed reading this book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 1, 2015
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I have really enjoyed reading this book! The 'Green Mummy' causes no end of trouble from the beginning to the end!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 21, 2016
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Really enjoyed the twists and turns of the plot
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