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y separately published work icon Prose Works of Henry Lawson selected work   short story  
Alternative title: Collected Short Stories of Henry Lawson
  • Author:agent Henry Lawson http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/lawson-henry
Issue Details: First known date: 1935... 1935 Prose Works of Henry Lawson
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Home Entertainment Library , 1935 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Macquarie's Mate, Henry Lawson , single work short story
The drinkers at Stiffner's shanty have a poor opinion of Macquarie, but his mate, Awful Example, defends him.
 (p. 154-157)
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* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1982 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
An Old Mate of Your Father's, Henry Lawson , single work short story
The narrator remembers how his father would be visited by old mates and how they sit together talking about their days on the Ballarat and Bendigo goldfields.
 (p. 3-5)
Settling on the Land, Henry Lawson , single work short story humour
Lawson gives a graphic, if humorous, account of the hardships faced by settlers and the rivalry between them and squatters.
 (p. 6-9)
Enter Mitchell, Henry Lawson , single work short story
A swagman and his dog get off the train at Redfern station and are accosted by a taxi driver.
 (p. 9-10)
Stiffner and Jim (Thirdly, Bill), Henry Lawson , single work short story humour
Bill and Jim, the narrator, arrive at a pub desperate for a drink, but without any money.
 (p. 11-15)
When the Sun Went Down, Henry Lawson , single work short story
Tom rebuffs his brother Jack's attempt at reconciliation after a quarrel. But when his brother is trapped in a collapsing mineshaft Tom works desperately to save him.
 (p. 16-17)
The Man Who Forgot, Henry Lawson , single work short story humour
A soft-hearted shearer is deceived by a cunning swagman.
 (p. 17-21)
Hungerford, Henry Lawson , single work short story humour

Lawson writes about the remote town of Hungerford, which straddles the N.S.W. and Queensland border. Lawson's story is derived from his visit to Hungerford in January 1893, when he and James Gordon (and possibly Ernest de Guinney) walked there from Torale shearing shed, near Bourke.

 (p. 21-23)
A Camp-Fire Yarn, Henry Lawson , single work short story humour (p. 23-26)
His Country - After All, Henry Lawson , single work short story
Expatriate for fifteen years, a man denigrates Australia throughout a coach-trip in New Zealand, until he encounters the smell and sight of imported blue gum trees.
 (p. 26-29)
A Day on a Selection, Henry Lawson , single work short story
Describes a typical day on a selection in western N. S. W.
 (p. 29-33)
That There Dog O' Mine, Henry Lawson , single work short story
Injured in a drunken brawl, a shearer refuses treatment in a hospital unless his dog, also injured, is allowed to stay as well.
 (p. 33-35)
Going Blind, Henry Lawson , single work short story
Tells the story of a bushman who is losing his sight and his attempts to remain optimistic.
 (p. 35-38)
Arvie Aspinall's Alarm Clock, Henry Lawson , single work short story
A policeman finds a small boy sleeping on the steps outside his workplace. The boy explains he is sleeping there because he is afraid he will sleep in and be late for work.
 (p. 38-41)
Stragglers, Henry Lawson , single work short story
Description of a group of swagmen and travellers camped in the shearers' shed of a remote sheep station on New Year's Eve.
 (p. 41-45)
The Union Buries Its Dead, Henry Lawson , single work short story humour
Describes a bush funeral.
 (p. 45-48)
On the Edge of a Plain, Henry Lawson , single work short story
A swagman arrives home to discover the family in mourning for him, after having been told he is dead.
 (p. 48-49)
In a Dry Season, Henry Lawson , single work short story
Lawson describes the scenes observed as a train traveller to western N.S.W.
 (p. 49-51)
He'd Come Back, Henry Lawson , single work short story
A bushman tells the sorry tale of his marriage.
 (p. 51-53)
Another of Mitchell's Plans for the Future, Henry Lawson , single work short story
Mitchell reveals his plan for obtaining a wife and a farm.
 (p. 53-54)
Steelman, Henry Lawson , single work short story humour
Describes how Steelman would inflict himself on a family and resist all efforts to dislodge him.
 (p. 54-56)
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Alternative title: A batyu romanca elbeszelesek Henry Lawson
Language: Hungarian
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Works about this Work

Michael Wilding's Literary Critical Thoughts Zhen-jiao Chen , 2016 single work criticism
— Appears in: Journal of Xihua University , September vol. 35 no. 5 2016; (p. 84-89)

The author explores Michael Wilding's thoughts on literary criticism.
An Invention of the Real : The Nationalisms of Henry Lawson and Frank Sargeson Lydia Wevers , 1994 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian & New Zealand Studies in Canada , December no. 12 1994; (p. 123-134)
Saint Henry -- Our Apostle of Mateship Harry Payne Heseltine , 1960 single work criticism
— Appears in: Quadrant , Summer (1960-1961) vol. 5 no. 1 1960; (p. 5-11) Heseltine questions the "Gospel of mateship" previously attributed to Lawson's fiction by highlighting the ambiguity of Lawson's attitude to mateship and the city/bush conflict.
Untitled 1940 single work review
— Appears in: The North Queensland Register , 14 December 1940; (p. 45)
— Review of Prose Works of Henry Lawson Henry Lawson , 1935 selected work short story
Lawson's Collected Prose 1940 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 25 September vol. 61 no. 3163 1940; (p. 2)
— Review of Prose Works of Henry Lawson Henry Lawson , 1935 selected work short story
Untitled 1940 single work review
— Appears in: The North Queensland Register , 14 December 1940; (p. 45)
— Review of Prose Works of Henry Lawson Henry Lawson , 1935 selected work short story
Lawson's Collected Prose 1940 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 25 September vol. 61 no. 3163 1940; (p. 2)
— Review of Prose Works of Henry Lawson Henry Lawson , 1935 selected work short story
An Invention of the Real : The Nationalisms of Henry Lawson and Frank Sargeson Lydia Wevers , 1994 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian & New Zealand Studies in Canada , December no. 12 1994; (p. 123-134)
New Australian Books Frederick T. Macartney , 1937 single work
— Appears in: All About Books , 15 June vol. 9 no. 6 1937; (p. 85-87)

Macartney takes Palmer to task for his "revision" of Furphy's work and discusses the working relationship between the author and Stephens at first publication; praises the reissue of Lawson's prose; takes issue with Hill's credibility and describes Glass' style as "high-falutin".

Saint Henry -- Our Apostle of Mateship Harry Payne Heseltine , 1960 single work criticism
— Appears in: Quadrant , Summer (1960-1961) vol. 5 no. 1 1960; (p. 5-11) Heseltine questions the "Gospel of mateship" previously attributed to Lawson's fiction by highlighting the ambiguity of Lawson's attitude to mateship and the city/bush conflict.
Michael Wilding's Literary Critical Thoughts Zhen-jiao Chen , 2016 single work criticism
— Appears in: Journal of Xihua University , September vol. 35 no. 5 2016; (p. 84-89)

The author explores Michael Wilding's thoughts on literary criticism.
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