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Issue Details: First known date: 1984... 1984 A Fantasy of Man : Henry Lawson Complete Works 1901-1922
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Notes

  • Companion volume to A Camp-Fire Yarn.

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.
Jack Cornstalki"I met with Jack Cornstalk in London to-day,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry humour (p. 2-3)
The Bulletin Hoteli"I was drifting in the drizzle past the Cecil in the Strand -", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 3)
The Things We Dare Not Telli"The fields are fair in autumn yet, and the sun's still shining there,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 4)
As Far as Your Rifles Coveri"Do you think, you slaves of a thousand years to poverty, wealth and pride,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 4)
Barney, Take Me Home Again, Henry Lawson , single work short story (p. 5-9)
The House That Was Never Built, Henry Lawson , single work short story (p. 9-15)
The Bush-Fire, Henry Lawson , single work short story (p. 15-20)
'Shall We Gather at the River?', Henry Lawson , single work short story (p. 20-26)
His Brother's Keeper, Henry Lawson , single work short story (p. 26-34)
The Story of `Gentleman Once', Henry Lawson , single work short story (p. 35-42)
Buckolts' Gate, Henry Lawson , single work short story
Uncle Abel is a stubborn man who causes confusion and heartache when he mistakenly accuses his great-niece's lover of being unfaithful.
(p. 43-51)
Gettin' Back on Dave Regan : A Rather Fishy Yarn from the Bush, Henry Lawson , single work short story humour (p. 53-57)
The Bush Girli"So you rode from the range where your brothers "select",", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 57-58)
Telling Mrs Baker, Henry Lawson , single work short story
Two drovers, Andy and Jack, watch their boss drink himself to death. They lie to his wife about the cause of his death to spare her unnecessary pain.
(p. 58-65)
The Romance of the Swag, Henry Lawson , single work short story (p. 65-68)
A Bush Publican's Lament, Henry Lawson , single work short story humour (p. 68-70)
Jimmy Grimshaw's Wooing, Henry Lawson , single work short story (p. 70-73)
A Hero in Dingo-Scrubs, Henry Lawson , single work short story humour (p. 74-79)
At Dead Dingo, Henry Lawson , single work short story humour (p. 79-81)
Poisonous Jimmy Gets Left, Henry Lawson , single work short story humour (p. 81-84)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Lansdowne , 1984 .
      Extent: viii, 1012 p., [24] p. of plates (some col.)p.
      Limited edition info:
      • 'A commemorative limited edition of the first publication of Henry Lawson's complete works.'
      • Limited ed. consists of 600 copies.

      Description: illus., facsims, ports
      ISBN: 0701818514

Works about this Work

Spaces of Hybridity : Creating a Sense of Belonging through Spatial Awareness Lesley Hawkes , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: Postcolonial Issues in Australian Literature 2010; (p. 93-107)
The Heroic Failure of Henry Lawson John Barnes , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February-March no. 68 1985; (p. 26-28)

— Review of A Camp-Fire Yarn : Henry Lawson Complete Works 1885-1900 Henry Lawson , 1984 selected work poetry short story autobiography prose criticism drama biography ; Out of Eden : Henry Lawson's Life and Works : A Psychoanalytic View Xavier Pons , 1984 single work criticism ; A Fantasy of Man : Henry Lawson Complete Works 1901-1922 Henry Lawson , 1984 selected work poetry short story autobiography correspondence
Volumes Do Our Henry Proud Hope Hewitt , 1984 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 21 October 1984; (p. 10)

— Review of A Fantasy of Man : Henry Lawson Complete Works 1901-1922 Henry Lawson , 1984 selected work poetry short story autobiography correspondence
The Lawson Collection to Satisfy Us All Anthony Barker , 1984 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 13 October 1984; (p. 40)

— Review of A Fantasy of Man : Henry Lawson Complete Works 1901-1922 Henry Lawson , 1984 selected work poetry short story autobiography correspondence
Beneath the Hype, A New View of the Lawson Image Adrian Mitchell , 1984 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 20-21 October 1984; (p. 17)

— Review of A Fantasy of Man : Henry Lawson Complete Works 1901-1922 Henry Lawson , 1984 selected work poetry short story autobiography correspondence
The Heroic Failure of Henry Lawson John Barnes , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February-March no. 68 1985; (p. 26-28)

— Review of A Camp-Fire Yarn : Henry Lawson Complete Works 1885-1900 Henry Lawson , 1984 selected work poetry short story autobiography prose criticism drama biography ; Out of Eden : Henry Lawson's Life and Works : A Psychoanalytic View Xavier Pons , 1984 single work criticism ; A Fantasy of Man : Henry Lawson Complete Works 1901-1922 Henry Lawson , 1984 selected work poetry short story autobiography correspondence
Beneath the Hype, A New View of the Lawson Image Adrian Mitchell , 1984 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 20-21 October 1984; (p. 17)

— Review of A Fantasy of Man : Henry Lawson Complete Works 1901-1922 Henry Lawson , 1984 selected work poetry short story autobiography correspondence
The Lawson Collection to Satisfy Us All Anthony Barker , 1984 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 13 October 1984; (p. 40)

— Review of A Fantasy of Man : Henry Lawson Complete Works 1901-1922 Henry Lawson , 1984 selected work poetry short story autobiography correspondence
Volumes Do Our Henry Proud Hope Hewitt , 1984 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 21 October 1984; (p. 10)

— Review of A Fantasy of Man : Henry Lawson Complete Works 1901-1922 Henry Lawson , 1984 selected work poetry short story autobiography correspondence
Spaces of Hybridity : Creating a Sense of Belonging through Spatial Awareness Lesley Hawkes , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: Postcolonial Issues in Australian Literature 2010; (p. 93-107)
The Complete Lawson Janet Hawley , 1984 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 22 September 1984; (p. 36)
In Memory of the Genius of Henry Lawson Clement Semmler , 1984 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 2 October vol. 106 no. 5436 1984; (p. 70-72)
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