The Adventure of the Hansom Cab
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| "The Adventure of the Hansom Cab" | |
| Author | Robert Louis Stevenson |
|---|---|
| Country |  Scotland |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Suicide Club |
| Genre(s) | Detective fiction short story |
| Published in | London Magazine |
| Media type | Print (Periodical) |
| Publication date | 1878 |
| Preceded by | Story of the Physician and the Saratoga Trunk |
"The Adventure of the Hansom Cab" is the third and final story in Robert Louis Stevenson's The Suicide Club cycle. First published in London Magazine in 1878 it was republished in the first volume of The New Arabian Nights.
[edit] Plot introduction
This is a 19th century detective fiction short story set in the gas-lit of streets of Victorian era London where retired British soldier Lieutenant Brackenbury Rich looks for adventure.
[edit] Publication history
- 1878, UK, London Magazine, Pub date Jun-Oct 1878, Periodical
- 1882, UK, Chatto & Windus, Pub date 1882, Hardback
- 1985, UK, Puffin ISBN 0-14-036764-0, Pub date Aug 1997, Paperback
- 1991, USA, Carroll & Graf ISBN 0-88184-741-0, Pub date Sep 1991, Hardback
- 2000, USA, Dover Publications, Inc. ISBN 0-486-41416-7, Pub date 2000, Paperback
