Soviet space program omitted reports of failure or trouble". Out of fear of admitting any defeat, reports of cosmonauts' missions leaned towards an exaggerated positive spin rather than factual substance. "The USSR was famously described by Winston Churchill as 'a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma' and nothing signified this more than the search for the truth behind its space program during the Cold War. Although the Space Race was literally played out above our heads, it was often obscured by a figurative 'space curtain' that took much effort to see through" says Dominic Phelan in the book "Cold War Space
The Mystery of a Hansom Cab Mystery and Detective Stories", writing, "The author was determined to make a fortune by creating a story 'containing a mystery, a murder, and a description of low life in Melbourne'. He succeeded. Like a rich plum in our vintage mystery pudding we include the whole novel in this collection." A parody edition, titled "The Mystery of a Wheelbarrow" (1888), is attributed to a W. Ferguson. The same year, it was adapted for the stage by Arthur Law. "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab" (1911) is a film produced by Amalgamated Picture, an Australian adaptation of the book. In 1915, the