Talk:Fergus Hume

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Hume claimed inspiration from a writer named Gaboreau. Ever heard of him? --squadfifteen, 27/10/05

Actually, he's referring to Émile Gaboriau (November 9, 1833 - September 28, 1873), a French mystery writer. His hero, Lecoq, was based on real-life thief turned policeman François Vidocq. -- Anais9000, 11/29/06

The elusive homoerotic novel of Fergus Hume
The article states, on the authority of Peter Pierce's article on Lucy Sussex's research into Hume's life, that "In 1892 Hume published a homoerotic novel The Island Of Fantasy.[9]" On the strength of this assertion, I read the entire miserable 447 pages of that novel, and I can attest that there's not even a speck of homoeroticism (or homo- anything else) in the entire book. It would be remarkable for a novel published in 1892 to be homoerotic, and worthy of note by scholars in the field, so if this error can be corrected by someone, I for one would be grateful. Wearybones (talk) 01:03, 30 June 2019 (UTC)