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A Walking Shadow, Arcade Publications, 2010.
The amazing true story of Edward Oxford, who shot at Queen Victoria in 1840, was kept in asylums for 27 years, then came to Melbourne, Australia, to start a new life.
"Moments later, Oxford drew out his left hand, holding the other pistol, and fired it after the departing carriage in what was described as a duelling stance. Victoria saw him take aim, and ducked."
Much Ado About Melbourne, Affirm Press, 2015
From maps to movies - the creativity that makes a city. This book examines Melbourne through its maps, books, movies, art and other ways of reflecting the city back to ourselves, with full colour art throughout.
"I love the Melways. And I'm not the only one. I don't know if any other city has such an intimate relationship with a map as Melbourne has with the Melways..."
When we think about Melbourne: the imagination of a city, Affirm Press, 2010
Essays on art, culture and what makes a city's soul. (Earlier edition of Much Ado About Melbourne, which is fully updated and expanded.)
"The Yarra is named for its motion, but for most of its length it shows few signs of movig at all. It has settled so deep into its silted banks that the individuual drops of water are subsumed in the form, River."
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