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By: Henry Lawson

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Paperback | 1 May 2001

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A striking new edition of this collection of Henry Lawson's best-loved stories
Rogues, larrikins and the lost people - these stories range from inspired, laconic comedies to pathos and tragedy. this selection showcases Lawson's range as a fiction writer and includes all his best-loved stories such as 'the Drover's Wife', 'the Union Buries its Dead' and 'the Loaded Dog'. these are tales that affirm Henry Lawson's reputation as one of the world's greatest short story writers and highlight his profound influence on how Australians see themselves.

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Non-Fiction Literature, Poetry & Plays Anthologies (non-poetry)Fiction Fiction in Translation and Short Stories Short Stories Modern & Contemporary Fiction Non-Fiction Prose

Publisher's Preface	p. v
Chronology of Henry Lawson's Life	p. xi
from While the Billy Boils--First Series
An Old Mate of Your Father's	p. 1
Settling on the Land	p. 6
Stiffner and Jim (Thirdly, Bill)	p. 12
When the Sun Went Down	p. 20
Hungerford	p. 23
A Camp-fire Yarn	p. 27
His Country--After All	p. 31
A Day on a Selection	p. 36
That There Dog O' Mine	p. 42
Going Blind	p. 45
Arvie Aspinall's Alarm Clock	p. 51
The Union Buries Its Dead	p. 55
On the Edge of a Plain	p. 60
In A Dry Season	p. 62
Another of Mitchell's Plans for the Future	p. 65
Shooting the Moon	p. 67
His Father's Mate	p. 70
"Some Day"	p. 81
from While the Billy Boils--Second Series
The Drover's Wife	p. 84
Steelman's Pupil	p. 93
His Colonial Oath	p. 98
A Visit of Condolence	p. 100
In A Wet Season	p. 105
"Rats"	p. 109
Mitchell: a Character Sketch	p. 112
The Bush Undertaker	p. 115
Our Pipes	p. 123
Two Dogs and a Fence	p. 127
Jones's Alley	p. 129
Bogg of Geebung	p. 141
The Geological Spieler	p. 144
from On the Track
The Songs They Used to Sing	p. 153
A Vision of Sandy Blight	p. 168
The Iron-Bark Chip	p. 174
The Mystery of Dave Regan	p. 180
Bill, The Ventriloquial Rooster	p. 184
Mr Smellingscheck	p. 189
An Oversight of Steelman's	p. 193
How Steelman Told His Story	p. 198
from Over the Sliprails
The Shanty-keeper's Wife	p. 202
A Gentleman Sharper and Steelman Sharper	p. 209
An Incident at Stiffner's	p. 217
The Hero of Redclay	p. 224
The Darling River	p. 241
The Selector's Daughter	p. 252
The Story of the Oracle	p. 264
from Joe Wilson
Joe Wilson's Courtship	p. 272
Brighten's Sister-in-Law	p. 302
"Water Them Geraniums"	p. 324
A Double Buggy at Lahey's Creek	p. 353
from Joe Wilson's Mates
The Golden Graveyard	p. 374
The Loaded Dog	p. 388
A Wild Irishman	p. 396
The Babies in the Bush	p. 405
A Bush Dance	p. 426
Telling Mrs Baker	p. 429
The Little World Left Behind	p. 444
from the Romance of the Swag
The Romance of the Swag	p. 449
"Buckolts' Gate"	p. 455
"Shall We Gather at the River?"	p. 472
from Send Round the Hat
Send Round the Hat	p. 485
That Pretty Girl in the Army	p. 504
"Lord Douglas"	p. 523
The Blindness of One-eyed Bogan	p. 535
The Shearer's Dream	p. 545
from Elder Man's Lane
Johnson's Jag	p. 550
From Triangles of Life
A Child in the Dark, and a Foreign Father	p. 558
Index	p. 566
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