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Issue Details: First known date: 1972... 1972 Henry Lawson Criticism 1894-1971
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1972 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Lawson's Latest, 'Touchstone' [Boote] , single work criticism (p. 34-39)
While the Billy Boils, 'Price Warung' , single work review
— Review of While the Billy Boils Henry Lawson , 1896 selected work short story ;
Price Warung criticizes the inclusion of many stories that he argues were written for money. But despite this quality Warung praises the realistic picture of Australia that emerges from Lawson's descriptions.
 (p. 48-50)
Henry Lawson's Prose, P. M. , single work criticism (p. 58-61)
A Pantheon of Bush Types, Frederick John Broomfield , single work review
— Review of While the Billy Boils Henry Lawson , 1896 selected work short story ;
Broomfield argues that the "genuine" Australia is in the bush and Lawson is the poet of the bush, but has only dealt with the darker moods.
 (p. 61-65)
Henry Lawson and the Democracy An Appreciation, Edward Garnett , single work criticism biography (p. 121-126)
The Craftsmanship of Lawson Henry Lawson as Craftsman, A. A. Phillips , single work criticism
Phillips rejects the view that Lawson's prose lacks technical virtuosity. Phillips argues that Lawson's aim was not to tell a story, but to evoke the quality of Australian living. Lawson's spare narratives, effective understatement and ironic twists within a symmetrical structure produce stories of substantial artistic value.
 (p. 281-294)
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