The maddest place on earth / Jill Giese.
The maddest place on earth / Jill Giese.
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
North Melbourne, Vic : Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2018.
Call Numbers
H 2018/2353
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
x, 199 pages, 10 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations, portraits, facsimiles ; 23 cm.
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Publication information
Publisher
North Melbourne, Vic : Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2018.
Place of Publication
Victoria
Date Published
2018.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Australian
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
"Gold-fuelled Melbourne was booming, but dwelling in the fault lines of the proud young colony was an alarming fact – Victoria had the highest rate of insanity in the world. Was it the antipodean sun, gold mania, excessive masturbation, the heady pace of modern life? The true story of colonial Victoria's quest to cure insanity unfolds through the l...
Alternative Titles
Full title
The maddest place on earth / Jill Giese.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-196) and index.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2018.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
H 2018/2353
Record Identifier
74VKVAoxqy0d
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVAoxqy0d
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9781925588958 paperback
DDC
616.89
MMS ID
991024176318202626
