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y separately published work icon A Camp-Fire Yarn : Henry Lawson Complete Works 1885-1900 selected work   poetry   short story   autobiography   prose   criticism   drama   biography  
Issue Details: First known date: 1984... 1984 A Camp-Fire Yarn : Henry Lawson Complete Works 1885-1900
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Lansdowne , 1984 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
His Father's Mate, Henry Lawson , single work short story
Tom Mason has lived a life full of misfortune and has lost all the people he loved. All he has left is his eleven-year-old son, to whom he is devoted.
 (p. 56-65)
Beaten Backi"Beaten back in sad dejection,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 65)
Andy's Gone with Cattlei"Our Andy's gone with cattle now-", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 65-66)
Andy's Returni"With pannikins all rusty,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 66)
Shearers' Songi"The season is over;", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 66)
The Roaring Daysi"The night too quickly passes,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 67-68)
Eureka (a Fragment)i"Roll up, Eureka's heroes, on that Grand Old Rush afar,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 68-70)
The Ballad of the Droveri"Across the stony ridges, across the rolling plain,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 70-71)
The Sleeping Beauty : A Yarn of Lambing Flati"'Call that a yarn!' said old Tom Pugh,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 72-73)
The Mountain Splitteri"He works in the glen where the waratah grows,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 73-74)
The Song and the Sighi"The creek went down with a broken song,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 74)
The Cattle-Dog's Deathi"THE plains lay bare on the homeward route,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 74-75)
The Teamsi"A cloud of dust on the long, white road,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 76)
The Story of Malachi, Henry Lawson , single work short story humour
Malachi is the butt of endless practical jokes, which he endures patiently. But when the squatter's daughter is threatened by a maddened cow he shows true heroism.
 (p. 77-79)
Old Stone Chimneyi"The rising moon on the peaks was blending", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 79-81)
Brighten's Sister-in-Law or, the Carrier's Storyi"" At a point where the old road crosses", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 81-83)
The Squatter's Daughteri"Out in the west, where runs are wide,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry humour (p. 83)
Mount Bukarooi"Only one old post is standing -", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 84)
The Building Fiend, Henry Lawson , single work prose (p. 85)
The "Seabolt's" Volunteersi"They towed the Seabolt down the stream,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 86-87)
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