{"product_id":"9781922330970","title":"Adrift in Melbourne","description":"Author: Annear, Robyn\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781922330970\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: The Text Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 30 Nov 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 288 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTake a walk through Melbourne's streets and discover a world of fascinating historical tidbits with renowned writer and history buff Robyn Annear.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMelbourne's streets have always been marvellous-but the proud facades of the nineteenth-century boom aren't the half of it.\u003cbr\u003eWhat about the stories behind them?\u003cbr\u003eThe great corset scandal of Melbourne's belle epoque;\u003cbr\u003eThe heritage-listed toilets out the back of the Rialto;\u003cbr\u003eThe exploits of the women who ran the brothels in Little Lonsdale Street;\u003cbr\u003eThe reason George Mallaby starred in Homicide wearing a hat two sizes too small.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book contains a series of walks created by Robyn Annear to showcase the hidden histories we might scurry past every day, the buildings now gone and the extraordinary characters who inhabited them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharming, erudite and frankly gossipy, Annear's highly entertaining guide to Melbourne past and present need not be experienced on the move. But whether you enjoy it from a tram stop or an armchair, \u003ci\u003eAdrift in Melbourne \u003c\/i\u003ewill inspire you to unleash your inner fl neur on the lurking surprises of this great city.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48198027968670,"sku":"UBD-9781922330970","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781922330970.jpg?v=1787745848","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781922330970","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}