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- The Bulletin Story Book : A Selection of Stories of Literary Sketches from "The Bulletin" [1881-1901] : Introduction, single work criticism (p. iv-viiip.)
- The Procession of Egos, single work short story (p. 1-5)
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The Row in Our Boarding-House,
single work
short story
humour
(p. 6-13)
Note: Appears under the name James Edmond.
- Some of Fate's Puppets, single work short story (p. 14-26)
- Long Charley's Good Little Wife, single work short story (p. 27-30)
- On the Land, single work short story (p. 31-34)
- The Parson's Blackboy How the Reverend Joseph Simmondsen Lost His Character, single work short story humour (p. 35-39)
-
Esther,
single work
short story
(p. 40-45)
Note: By J. J. O'Meara.
- Bill's Yarn - And Jim's, single work short story humour (p. 46-50)
- The Bond, single work short story romance (p. 51-55)
- Collop's Mother, single work short story (p. 57-63)
- A Bush Tanqueray, single work short story (p. 64-71)
- Basher's Hurricane, single work short story (p. 72-74)
-
The Drover's Wife,
single work
short story
First appearing in The Bulletin in 1892, Henry Lawson's short story 'The Drovers Wife' is today regarded as a seminal work in the Australian literary tradition. Noted for it's depiction of the bush as harsh, potentially threatening and both isolated and isolating, the story opens with a simple enough premise: an aggressive--and presumably deadly--snake disrupts the working life of a bushwoman and her young children. Brave but cautious, the woman resolves to protect her children since her husband is, characteristically, away from home and of no help.
As time passes within the story, tension builds, and the snake's symbolic threat takes on layers of meaning as the sleepless heroine recalls previous challenges she faced while her husband was away. A series of flashbacks and recollections propel the story through the single night over which it takes place, and by the time the climax arrives--the confrontation with the snake--readers have learned much about the heroine's strengths and fears, most of the latter involving the loss of children and dark figures who encroach upon her small, vulnerable homestead. To be sure, this "darkness" is highly symbolic, and Lawson's use of imagery invokes Western notions of good and evil as well as gendered and racial stereotypes.
- A Night at Kelly's, single work short story humour (p. 84-88)
- Consolation, single work short story (p. 89-90)
- Her Coup-de-theatre, single work short story (p. 90-93)
- An Egotist, single work short story (p. 94-95)
- Two Verdicts, single work short story (p. 96-97)
- A Woman and a Fly, single work short story (p. 98-99)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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The Bulletin Story Book
1902
single work
review
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 4 January 1902; (p. 18)
— Review of The Bulletin Story Book : A Selection of Stories and Literary Sketches from 'The Bulletin' [1881-1901] 1901 anthology short story
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The Bulletin Story Book
1902
single work
review
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 4 January 1902; (p. 18)
— Review of The Bulletin Story Book : A Selection of Stories and Literary Sketches from 'The Bulletin' [1881-1901] 1901 anthology short story