Download or read book The Maddest Place on Earth written by Jill Giese and published by Arden. This book was released on 2020-07-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gold-rich Melbourne was booming but Victoria had the highest rate of insanity in the world. Was it the antipodean sun, gold mania or excessive masturbation? The true story of colonial Victoria's quest to cure insanity unfolds through the lives of three English newcomers: a gifted artist; an ambitious doctor; and a mysterious undercover journalist.