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Marvellous in parts.(The Encyclopaedia of Melbourne)(Book Review)
The Encyclopaedia of Melbourne, edited by Andrew Brown-May and Shurlee Swain; Cambridge University Press, 2005, $150.
IN THE PART OF MELBOURNE I came from, if you used long words, or worse, long well-structured sentences, you risked being accused of having "swallowed the dictionary". Well, I've been trying to swallow an encyclopaedia of Melbourne in order to review it, and don't recommend the experience. One isn't supposed to read an encyclopaedia from cover to cover; essentially it is for reference. The editors of this one hoped to create a reference book, but also to allow for longer speculative pieces. The result is interesting, but untidy.
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