The Diggings, The Bush, And Melbourne Or, Reminiscences Of Three Years' Wanderings In Victoria

By James Armour

A doorway to a vanished world, The Diggings, The Bush, And Melbourne Or, Reminiscences Of Three Years' Wanderings In Victoria invites you to walk alongside a traveller who measured landscapes not in miles but in memory. This is more than a travelogue memoir. Armour's small, vivid episodes-bush life chronicles, Melbourne's bustling lanes, the strange odours of new towns, and the glitter of the goldfields-form a cohesive voyage through colonial reminiscences and Victorian era history. The book's form blends personal observation with social texture, turning a journey into a reflective study of place, risk, and perseverance. It appeals to both casual readers drawn by vivid scenes and classic-literature collectors seeking a historically anchored travel writing collection. Historically significant and beautifully restored, the work stands as a rare window into Victorian bush life and the colonial frontier journey that helped shape early Melbourne and Victoria. Its voice is precise, humane, and quietly lyrical, offering a rare blend of historical travel narrative and intimate memoir. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, this volume is more than a reprint-it's a collector's item and a cultural treasure. Restored for today's audiences and future generations, it honours the spirit of exploration and adds a fresh, enduring resonance to the annals of victorian era australia, melbourne victoria 1850s, and the broader arc of Australian travel writing.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9354945317
• ISBN13: 9789354945311
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 62 Pages
• Weight: 0.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"