Henry Lawson: Illustrated poems

by Henry Lawson

The very best of Henry Lawson - heart-rending tales of the human condition, rousing poems of social protest, images of comic characters, classic portraits such as Middleton's rouseabout, as well as some of Lawson's lesser known works, including the poignant verse addressed to his lost love, Hannah Thornburn.

Genres: Poetry, Australia, Classics, Literature

79 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1979

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

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’ve hung onto this book for decades - felt I should always have a Lawson on the shelf, even though I hadn’t read it in years. Re-reading this reminded how Lawson was a voice of his time and earlier in Australia and that he can be sentimental but also very poignant. Pro Hart’s paintings sit alongside the poems, not really adding to the poems but clearly inspired by them.

[Steven Godin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent enough, but not really my kind of poetry.

[David Aiken · Rating 4 out of 5]

Vividly brings to life the characters of the Australian bush of the late 19th century. 'The Sliprails and The Spur' was my pick of the bunch. Tough, but tender. Very beautiful. Accompanying illustrations by Pro Hart were the perfect complement.

[Benjamin Stahl · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not a fan of poetry, but a great fan of Henry Lawson. This book therefore was decent though hardly a unforgettable. I did actually like some of the poems but most were as just like any other poetry is to me: good and all, just not my thing.

[Heidi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I finally took the opportunity to read some Henry Lawson poems whilst reading them aloud to my boys as part of their poetry unit study. They were interesting, informative and humorous. My younger son gave the book 3 stars, whilst my middle son and I gave it 4 stars.

[lils · Rating 4 out of 5]

Poem 39

[Alex · Rating 4 out of 5]

Needed a lot of translation for the slang--even my Aussie friend was puzzled at some of it--but a nice read for Christmastime. The nowadays derogatory terms used in some of the poems'll make you wince, mind, but otherwise a great read from one of Australia's premier poets.

[Rhonda · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is of great sentimental value to me......will always remain on my bookshelf and, sorry, can't lend to anyone.....

[Sherrie Gavin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Classic Australian poems, well worth the time to read.

[Zac Hale · Rating 5 out of 5]

Soulful and sentimental. Where Paterson is wry Lawson is delicate