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y separately published work icon A Fantasy of Man : Henry Lawson Complete Works 1901-1922 selected work   poetry   short story   autobiography   correspondence   humour  
Issue Details: First known date: 1984... 1984 A Fantasy of Man : Henry Lawson Complete Works 1901-1922
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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.
The Never-Never Countryi"By homestead, hut, and shearing-shed,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 84-85)
Lord Douglas, Henry Lawson , single work short story
'Lord Douglas' is unpopular in Bourke, where his aristocratic ways bring him into conflict with the union men. However the same union men care for his wife and children when he is jailed for two years, and even take up a collection when he is released.
 (p. 86-91)
The Shearersi"No church-bell rings them from the Track,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 92)
Send Round the Hat, Henry Lawson , single work short story humour (p. 93-101)
That Pretty Girl in the Army, Henry Lawson , single work short story
The hard men of Bourke are drawn to the pretty young Salvation Army girl who moves to their town. They are surprised by her reaction to Jack Moonlight, a swagman, who turns out to be her former lover.
 (p. 102-110)
The Blindness of One-Eyed Bogan, Henry Lawson , single work short story humour (p. 111-115)
Heed Noti"Heed not the cock-sure tourist,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 115)
Sacred to the Memory of `Unknown'i"Oh, the wild black swans fly westward still,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 116)
The Men Who Made Australia : A Poemi"There'll be royal times in Sydney for the Cuff and Collar Push,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 117-118)
The Ghosts of Many Christmases, Henry Lawson , single work prose (p. 119-123)
The Drums of Batterseai"They can't hear in West o'London, where the worst dine with the best -", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 124)
A Stroll to the Strand, Henry Lawson , single work prose (p. 125-127)
Gipsy Tooi"If they missed my face in Farmers' Arms", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 127)
Joe Wilson in England, Henry Lawson , single work short story (p. 128-131)
The Lost Soul's Hotel, Henry Lawson , single work short story (p. 131-136)
Letter to the 'Bulletin' re Return from England, Henry Lawson , single work correspondence biography (p. 136)
The Shearer's Dream, Henry Lawson , single work short story (p. 136-138)
Bourkei"I've followed all my tracks and ways, from old bark school to Leicester Square,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 138-139)
A Sketch of Mateship, Henry Lawson , single work short story (p. 140)
A Child in the Dark, and a Foreign Father, Henry Lawson , single work short story
A man and his young son do their best to hold the family together, despite the complaints of the man's lazy wife.
 (p. 141-144)
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