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Matthews compares "The Drover's Wife" with the later story, "Water Them Geraniums", to demonstrate Lawson's artistic development. Matthews argues that "Water Them Geraniums" has a "depth and quality" not found in the "The Drover's Wife". This indicates that the development of Lawson's prose had reached a stage where his text "embodies . . . intricacies, doubts and confusions, rather than being a description of them".
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The Drover's Wife Writ Large : One Measure of Lawson's Achievement
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- 'Water Them Geraniums' 1899-1901 single work short story
- The Drover's Wife 1892 single work short story
- Joe Wilson and His Mates 1901 selected work short story
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