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Issue Details: First known date: 1982... 1982 The Essential Henry Lawson : The Best Works of Australia's Greatest Writer
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Contents

* Contents derived from the South Yarra, South Yarra - Glen Iris area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,:Currey O'Neil , 1982 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
`From Mudgee Hills to London Town' : A Critical Biography of Henry Lawson, Brian Kiernan , single work criticism biography (p. 1-38)
A Song of the Republici"Sons of the South, awake! arise!", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 43)
Faces in the Streeti"They lie, the men who tell us, for reasons of their own,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 44-46)
Andy's Gone with Cattlei"Our Andy's gone with cattle now-", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 47-48)
His Father's Mate, Henry Lawson , single work short story
Tom Mason has lived a life full of misfortune and has lost all the people he loved. All he has left is his eleven-year-old son, to whom he is devoted.
(p. 49-59)
The Blue Mountainsi"Above the ashes straight and tall,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 60)
The Roaring Daysi"The night too quickly passes,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 61-63)
The Teamsi"A cloud of dust on the long, white road,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 64-65)
Middleton's Rouseabouti"Tall and freckled and sandy,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry satire humour (p. 66)
The Watch on the Kerbi"Night lights are falling;", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 67)
The Water Lily The Water-Liliesi"A lonely young wife", Joe Swallow , single work poetry (p. 68)
Freedom on the Wallabyi"Australia's a big country", Henry Lawson , single work poetry
According to Colin Roderick, the poem was inspired by shearing disputes in Western Queensland and written for William Lane, at this time editor of the Brisbane Worker. Several versions of the poem exist.
(p. 69-70)
Ballad of Mabel Clare : An Australian Story to be Read and Sung Hereafteri"Ye children of the Land of Gold,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry humour (p. 71-74)
The Captain of the Push : A Sydney Ballad of the "Gory Bleeders" [1892]i"As the night was falling slowly down on city, town and bush,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry humour (p. 75-77)
A Visit of Condolence, Henry Lawson , single work short story
Bill Anderson, a rough-spoken larrikin, visits Jones's Alley to tell eleven-year-old Arvie Aspinall that he will lose his job if he doesn't turn up at work at Grinder Brothers. When he learns Arvie died the night before he shows another side to his character.
(p. 78-80)
A Day on a Selection, Henry Lawson , single work short story
Describes a typical day on a selection in western N. S. W.
(p. 81-84)
The Drover's Wife, Henry Lawson , single work short story

First appearing in The Bulletin in 1892, Henry Lawson's short story 'The Drovers Wife' is today regarded as a seminal work in the Australian literary tradition. Noted for it's depiction of the bush as harsh, potentially threatening and both isolated and isolating, the story opens with a simple enough premise: an aggressive--and presumably deadly--snake disrupts the working life of a bushwoman and her young children. Brave but cautious, the woman resolves to protect her children since her husband is, characteristically, away from home and of no help. 

As time passes within the story, tension builds, and the snake's symbolic threat takes on layers of meaning as the sleepless heroine recalls previous challenges she faced while her husband was away. A series of flashbacks and recollections propel the story through the single night over which it takes place, and by the time the climax arrives--the confrontation with the snake--readers have learned much about the heroine's strengths and fears, most of the latter involving the loss of children and dark figures who encroach upon her small, vulnerable homestead. To be sure, this "darkness" is highly symbolic, and Lawson's use of imagery invokes Western notions of good and evil as well as gendered and racial stereotypes. 

(p. 85-90)
In Answer to "Banjo," and Otherwise The City Bushmani"It was pleasant up the country, City Bushman, where you went,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry humour (p. 91-94)
The Bush Undertaker, Henry Lawson , single work short story
An old shepherd discovers his mate, Brummy, dead and mummified in the bush. Saddened, he feels compelled to bury him.
(p. 95-99)
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. 102-103)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Lawson Scholars - The Sparks Fly Brian Matthews , 1983 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 5 March 1983; (p. 21)

— Review of The Essential Henry Lawson : The Best Works of Australia's Greatest Writer Henry Lawson , 1982 selected work poetry short story criticism biography ; The Real Henry Lawson Colin Roderick , 1982 single work biography
Untitled John Barnes , 1983 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 49 1983; (p. 34-35)

— Review of The Essential Henry Lawson : The Best Works of Australia's Greatest Writer Henry Lawson , 1982 selected work poetry short story criticism biography ; The Real Henry Lawson Colin Roderick , 1982 single work biography
How the Manuscripts were Found Janet Hawley , 1982 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 27 November 1982; (p. 31)
Untitled John Barnes , 1983 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 49 1983; (p. 34-35)

— Review of The Essential Henry Lawson : The Best Works of Australia's Greatest Writer Henry Lawson , 1982 selected work poetry short story criticism biography ; The Real Henry Lawson Colin Roderick , 1982 single work biography
Lawson Scholars - The Sparks Fly Brian Matthews , 1983 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 5 March 1983; (p. 21)

— Review of The Essential Henry Lawson : The Best Works of Australia's Greatest Writer Henry Lawson , 1982 selected work poetry short story criticism biography ; The Real Henry Lawson Colin Roderick , 1982 single work biography
How the Manuscripts were Found Janet Hawley , 1982 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 27 November 1982; (p. 31)
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