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y separately published work icon My Army, O, My Army! and Other Songs selected work   poetry   war literature  
  • Author:agent Henry Lawson http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/lawson-henry
Issue Details: First known date: 1915... 1915 My Army, O, My Army! and Other Songs
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Tyrrell's , 1915 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
My Army, O, My Army!i"My army, O, my army! The time I dreamed of comes!", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 11-13)
Song of the Dardanellesi"The wireless tells and the cable tells", Henry Lawson , single work poetry war literature (p. 14-16)
Peddling Round the Worldi"When at first in foreign parts", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 17-21)
Grey Wolves Greyi"The Russian march is soft and slow,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 22-24)
Callaghan's Hoteli"There's the same old coaching stable that was used by Cobb and Co.,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 25-26)
The March of Ivani"Are you coming, Ivan, coming? Ah, the ways are long and slow,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry war literature (p. 27-32)
Mostly Slavonic : I : Peter Michaelovi"It was Peter the Barbarian put an apron in his bag", Henry Lawson , single work poetry war literature (p. 33-39)
Mostly Slavonic, Henry Lawson , sequence poetry war literature (p. 33-53)
Mostly Slavonic : II : The Brandenburgersi"Things have been mixed up in Europe till there's nothing in a name,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry war literature (p. 39-42)
Mostly Slavonic : III : The Blue Danubei"Where the skies are blue in winter by the Adriatic Sea,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry war literature (p. 43-44)
Mostly Slavonic : IV : The Peasantryi"Who are these in rags and sheepskin, mangy fur-caps, matted hair?", Henry Lawson , single work poetry war literature (p. 44-46)
Mostly Slavonic : V : The Russian Marchi"Russian mist, and cold, and darkness, on the weary Russian roads;", Henry Lawson , single work poetry war literature (p. 46-53)
The Fairy Westi"We wrote and sang of a bush we never", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 54-61)
Dawgs of Wari"Comes the British bulldog first - solid as a log -"i"Comes the British first- solid as a log-", Henry Lawson , single work poetry humour war literature (p. 62-66)
A Slight Misunderstanding at the Jasper Gatei"Oh, do you hear the argument, far up above the skies?", Henry Lawson , single work poetry war literature (p. 67-70)
A Mixed Battle Songi"Lo! the Boar's tail is salted, and the Kangaroo's exalted,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry war literature (p. 71-73)
The Three Quiet Gentlemeni"There is a quiet gentleman a-motoring France", Henry Lawson , single work poetry war literature (p. 74-75)
The Unknown God : A Phantasy of Optimismi"The President to Kingdoms,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 76-79)
The Captainsi"The Captains sailed from all the World - from all the world and Spain;", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 80-84)
A Dirge of Joyi"Oh! this is a joyful dirge, my friends, and this is a hymn of praise;", Henry Lawson , single work poetry war literature (p. 85-87)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Alternative title: My Army, O, My Army
Notes:
A reprint of the 1915 edition, rearranged and some poems omitted. Advertisements at front and back.
    • Underwood, Underwood - Rochedale South - Springwood area, Logan City, Brisbane - South East, Brisbane, Queensland,: Kevin Dillon and Associates , 1979 .
      Extent: 64p.
      Description: illus.
      ISBN: 0908174241
      Series: y separately published work icon Australian Heritage Books Hawthorn Press (publisher), Melbourne : Hawthorn Press , 1945- Z1874691 1945 series - publisher The Australian Heritage Books series was 'designed to throw a new light on a variety of men, each significant in his way, who have lived and worked in Australia, and whose achievements are part of our national heritage'.

Works about this Work

Henry Lawson My Army Association Collection Don Doherty , 2014 single work criticism
— Appears in: Biblionews and Australian Notes and Queries , June-September 2014 no. 382-383 2014; (p. 61-78)
Untitled 1915 single work review
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 25 September 1915; (p. 3)

— Review of My Army, O, My Army! and Other Songs Henry Lawson , 1915 selected work poetry
Untitled 1915 single work review
— Appears in: The Lone Hand , (n.s. vol.4 no.5) October vol. 17 no. 102 1915; (p. 336-337)

— Review of My Army, O, My Army! and Other Songs Henry Lawson , 1915 selected work poetry
War Songs 1915 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Town and Country Journal , 1 September vol. 89 no. 2378 1915; (p. 44)

— Review of My Army, O, My Army! and Other Songs Henry Lawson , 1915 selected work poetry
Untitled 1915 single work review
— Appears in: The Bookfellow , 15 August 1915; (p. 178)

— Review of My Army, O, My Army! and Other Songs Henry Lawson , 1915 selected work poetry
Untitled 1915 single work review
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 25 September 1915; (p. 3)

— Review of My Army, O, My Army! and Other Songs Henry Lawson , 1915 selected work poetry
Untitled 1915 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 23 September vol. 36 no. 1858 1915; (p. 2)

— Review of My Army, O, My Army! and Other Songs Henry Lawson , 1915 selected work poetry
Untitled 1915 single work review
— Appears in: The Bookfellow , 15 August 1915; (p. 178)

— Review of My Army, O, My Army! and Other Songs Henry Lawson , 1915 selected work poetry
War Songs 1915 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Town and Country Journal , 1 September vol. 89 no. 2378 1915; (p. 44)

— Review of My Army, O, My Army! and Other Songs Henry Lawson , 1915 selected work poetry
Untitled 1915 single work review
— Appears in: The Lone Hand , (n.s. vol.4 no.5) October vol. 17 no. 102 1915; (p. 336-337)

— Review of My Army, O, My Army! and Other Songs Henry Lawson , 1915 selected work poetry
Henry Lawson My Army Association Collection Don Doherty , 2014 single work criticism
— Appears in: Biblionews and Australian Notes and Queries , June-September 2014 no. 382-383 2014; (p. 61-78)
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