Just a little way down Collins Street; beside Henry Bucks; is a perpetually dark but sheltered laneway called Equitable Place. Here youll find a number of places to eat and drink. Settle yourself in the window of one; shut your eyes; and picture this scene of yore hellip;In this much-loved book; Robyn Annear resurrects the village that was early Melbourne ndash; from the arrival of white settlers in 1835 until the first gold rushes shook the town ndash; and brings it to life in vivid colour.Bearbrass was one of the local names by which Melbourne was known and Annear provides a fascinating living portrait of the streetlife of this town. In a lively and engaging style; she overlays her reinvention of Bearbrass with her own impressions and experiences of the modern city; enabling Melburnians and visitors to imagine the early township and remind themselves of the rich history that lies beneath todays modern metropolis.The original Bearbrass won the A.A. Phillips Award for Australian Studies in the 1995 Victorian Premiers Literary Awards.lsquo;... [Annear] writes with an historians eye for detail and a flair for ironic observation. An affectionate journey; rich in detail and character.rsquo; mdash;The AgeRobyn Annear is an ex-typist who lives in country Victoria with somebody elses husband. She is the author of A City Lost and Found; Bearbrass; Nothing But Gold; The Man Who Lost Himself; and Fly a Rebel Flag. She has also written several pieces for The Monthly magazine.
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