AustLit

'A delightful collection of stories of colourful Australian characters, featuring profiles of the cheeky, outrageous and daring people who shaped Australian culture, including brothel keepers, pickpockets, inventors, policemen and showmen, politicians and speculators. Many of these people have slipped through the cracks of our nation's history, including the self-titled 'Prince of Australia'. Read this book and meet an amazing array of real characters whose lives will amaze and astound you!' (Publication summary)