Description
‘She has made a name that will outlive even her “block of buildings”, a name that many a girl wished to God she had never heard.’ The Truth, 20 April 1907
Meet the keeper of Melbourne’s most famous brothel. ‘Female pest’, entrepreneur and jilted lover, Caroline Hodgson (1851-1908) is Madame Brussels.
LM Robinson charts the story of Melbourne’s ‘Queen of Harlotry’ through the decadent 1880s and the tumultuous 1890s, through courtroom dramas, love affairs and a war between heaven and hell.
Specifications:
Publisher: Arcade Publications
Year: 2024 (first published 2009)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 122pp
ISBN: 9780980436723
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