Henry Lawson Treasury

by Henry Lawson, Oslo Davis (Illustrator)

A treasury of classic verse and short stories from one of Australia's most important and best loved writers, Henry Lawson. Includes 'The Loaded Dog', 'The Drover's Wife' and 'Up the Country' plus many more.

Henry Lawson is one of Australia's most famous writers. He was born in 1867 in Grenfell in New South Wales and wrote many of his most important works about life in the Australian bush in the late-1800s.

Known as the 'Poet of the People', Henry Lawson's writing captured the hardships and everyday lives of ordinary Australians in the time before Federation and after the gold rushes.

Lawson's stories and poems are full of the drama and oftenabsurd humour that characterised life in the Australian outback in the early years of our nation.

This beautifull illustrated collection captures the essence of Henry Lawson's best loved stories and poms, while also introducing readers to some of his lesser known works.

Genres: Poetry, Australia

160 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 3, 2014

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

Henry Lawson was an Australian writer and poet. Along with his contemporary Banjo Paterson, Lawson is among the best-known Australian poets and fiction writers of the colonial period and is often called Australia's "greatest writer".[1] He was the son of the poet, publisher and feminist Louisa Lawson.
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Reviews

[Sebastian Darie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book I felt gave me a blow of fresh air, maybe owing this to the childhood-teenage atmosphere in its stories and poems, which all contain, in almost equal measure, enough humour (sometimes dry and sometimes unleashed), suspense, and even a nostalgical dramatism that felt entitled nonetheless.

It took me a bit down memory lane and reminded me of the stories written by Ion Creangă, having the always-interesting bush (Australian) vernacular and the connection between men and nature + animals along the way. A really good reading for June 1.

Soundtrack: Tame Impala - Wings of Time

[Raina Joseph · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a lovely collection of Lawson's poetry and short stories, written in chronological order and accompanied by little illustrations that make this book even more charming. His writing features a sympathy and mateship towards country workers. Lawson satirises his contemporary poet, Banjo Paterson’s idealised view of the country. His poems and short stories demonstrate the harsh realities of bush life, and presents engaging archetypes amongst country folk.