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Corners of Melbourne
The great orange-peel panic and other stories from the streets
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Beloved Melbourne historian Robyn Annear takes us on an unorthodox tour of the city's streets and corners, telling stories about the events and people that have made these the most interesting places to be.
What better defines a city than its street corners? A corner gives you a starting point, a destination, and a place to turn. It's furnished with pillar boxes, newsstands, tram stops, and lamp-posts for light and lounging. Where would you be likeliest to find a pub? At the corner, of course.
And who better than Robyn Annear to usher you around the corners of Melbourne and reveal their bizarre, baroque, and mostly forgotten stories?
In this (appropriately corner-shaped) book, she will introduce you to:
- street-corner 'galvanisers' who offered the thrill of electric shock at threepence a time
- the rude boys of the Fitzroy back streets who became the original 'larrikins'
- infants named for the corners on which they'd been abandoned
- a rogues' gallery of unruly women, incorrigible men, and runaway horses
- ...and, of course, the civic reprobates who discarded orange peel in the streets, to the risk of life and limb
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Corners of Melbourne by Robyn Annear is praised for its vivid storytelling, capturing the essence of Melbourne's history with engaging anecdotes and a keen sense of humour. It is both informative and entertaining, offering readers a unique perspective on the city's development and the intriguing characters of its past. This book is highly recommended for those interested in history and the vibrant culture of Melbourne.
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ISBN: 9781922790453
Publisher: Text Publishing
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 31 October 2023
Country: Australia
Imprint: The Text Publishing Company
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 29.0mm
Width: 144.0mm
Height: 217.0mm
Weight: 418g
Pages: 336
About the Author
Robyn Annear is the author of many books of history, including Bearbrass- Imagining Early Melbourne, Nothing but Gold- The Diggers of 1852, Nothing New- A History of Second-hand and Adrift in Melbourne. Her podcast 'Nothing on TV' presents stories from Trove historical newspapers.
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