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The Vampire MaidIt was the exact kind of abode that I had been looking after for weeks, for I was in that condition of mind when absolute renunciation of society was a necessity. I had become diffident of myself, and wearied of my kind. A strange unrest was in my blood; a barren dearth in my brains. Familiar objects and faces had grown distasteful to me. I wanted to be alone...
In 1835 John Batman sailed up the Yarra and was astonished by the beauty of the land. It was a temperate Kakadu, teeming with wildlife and with soils rich enough to spawn pastoral empires. With the discovery of gold, the city was transformed almost overnight into 'marvellous Melbourne'.
This book revolves around Joe and Captain Cook's telescope. Joe is a pirate who takes his ship around an island. The island is situated within a great barrier reef, which extends from above Keppel Bay to Cape York, and along the Torres Straits to the Papuan Gulf. The plot of the novel follows Joe's adventure around the island.