The Maddest Place on Earth

Author(s): Jill Giese

New History

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. The true story of colonial Victoria's quest to cure insanity unfolds through the lives of three English newcomers an artist, a doctor and a journalist.


Product Information

General Fields

  • : 9781925588958
  • : Australian Scholarly Publishing
  • : Australian Scholarly Publishing
  • : 0.326587
  • : April 2018
  • : .5 Inches X 6 Inches X 9 Inches
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Jill Giese
  • : Paperback
  • : 1804
  • : English