For the Defence

by Fergus Hume

Overview

Reproduction of the original: For the Defence by Fergus Hume

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783752406436
Publisher:	Outlook Verlag
Publication date:	08/06/2020
Pages:	150
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Hume was born in England, the second son of James Hume. When he was three the family emigrated to Dunedin, New Zealand, where he was educated at Otago Boys' High School and studied law at the University of Otago. He was admitted to the New Zealand bar in 1885. Shortly after graduation Hume relocated to Melbourne, Australia, where he obtained a job as a barristers' clerk. He began writing plays, but found it impossible to persuade the managers of Melbourne theatres to accept or even to read them.