Henry Lawson Selected Stories

by Henry Lawson

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780730400653
Publisher:	Angus & Robertson
Publication date:	01/31/2010
Series:	A&R Classics
Sold by:	HARPERCOLLINS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	592
File size:	956 KB

About the Author

Henry Lawson was born in Grenfell, NSW, in 1867. At 14 he became totally deaf, an affliction which many have suggested rendered his world all the more vivid and subsequently enlivened his later writing. After a stint of coach painting, he edited a periodical, The Republican, and began writing verse and short stories. His first work of short fiction appeared in the Bulletin in 1888. He travelled and wrote short fiction and poetry throughout his life and published numerous collections of both even as his marriage collapsed and he descended into poverty and mental illness. He died in 1922, leaving his wife and two children.