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On The Track (short Story Collection)
''On the Track'' (1900) is a collection of short stories by Australian poet and author Henry Lawson. It was released in hardback by Angus and Robertson in 1900, and features one of the author's better known stories in "Bill, the Ventriloquial Rooster", as well as a number of lesser known works. The collection contains nineteen stories which are mostly reprinted from a variety of newspaper and magazine sources, with several published here for the first time. Contents * "The Songs They Used To Sing" * "A Vision of Sandy Blight" * "Andy Page's Rival" * "The Iron-Bark Chip" * "Middleton's Peter" * "The Mystery of Dave Regan" * "Mitchell on Matrimony" * "Mitchell on Women" * "No Place for a Woman" * "Mitchell's Jobs" * "Bill, the Ventriloquial Rooster" * "Bush Cats" * "Meeting Old Mates" * "Two Larrikins" * "Mr Smellingscheck" * "A Rough Shed" * "Payable Gold" * " An Oversight of Steelman's" * " How Steelman Told His Story" Critical reception A reviewer in ''The Freeman's Journal'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Lawson
Henry Archibald Hertzberg Lawson (17 June 1867 – 2 September 1922) was an Australian writer and bush 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 short story writer". A vocal nationalist and republican, Lawson regularly contributed to '' The Bulletin'', and many of his works helped popularise the Australian vernacular in fiction. He wrote prolifically into the 1890s, after which his output declined, in part due to struggles with alcoholism and mental illness. At times destitute, he spent periods in Darlinghurst Gaol and psychiatric institutions. After he died in 1922 following a cerebral haemorrhage, Lawson became the first Australian writer to be granted a state funeral. He was the son of the poet, publisher and feminist Louisa Lawson. Family and early life Henry Lawson was born 17 June 1867 in a town on the Grenfell goldfields of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angus And Robertson
Angus & Robertson (A&R) is a major Australian bookseller, publisher and printer. As book publishers, A&R has contributed substantially to the promotion and development of Australian literature.Alison, Jennifer (2001). "Publishers and editors: Angus & Robertson, 1888–1945". In: ''The History of the Book in Australia 1891–1945''. (Edited by Martyn Lyons & John Arnold), pp. 27–36. St Lucia: University of Queensland Press. This well known Australian brand currently exists as an online shop owned by online bookseller Booktopia. The Angus & Robertson imprint is still seen in books published by HarperCollins, a News Corporation company. Bookselling history The first bookstore was opened in 110½ Market Street, Sydney by Scotsman David Mackenzie Angus (1855-1901) in 1884; it initially sold only secondhand books. In 1886, he went into partnership with fellow Scot George Robertson. This George Robertson should not be confused with his older contemporary, George Robertson th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1900 In Australian Literature
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1900. Events * April - Henry Lawson departs Australia for London in order to further his literary career. The venture proved ultimately unsuccessful. Books * Louis Becke ** '' Edward Barry: South Sea Pearler'' ** ''Tom Wallis: A Tale of the South Seas'' * Guy Boothby ** ''A Cabinet Secret'' ** ''"Long Live the King!"'' ** ''A Maker of Nations'' ** ''My Indian Queen'' ** ''A Prince of Swindlers'' (aka ''The Viceroy's Protegé'') ** '' The Woman of Death'' * Ada Cambridge – ''Path and Goal'' * Simpson Newland – '' Blood Tracks of the Bush: An Australian Romance'' * A. B. Paterson – '' An Outback Marriage'' * Ethel Turner – ''Three Little Maids'' Short stories * Edward Dyson – " The Funerals of Malachi Mooney" * Henry Lawson ** "The Iron-Bark Chip" ** " Joe Wilson's Courtship" ** ''On the Track'' ** ''Over the Sliprails'' * Steele Rudd – "On Our Selection" (la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verses, Popular And Humorous
''Verses, Popular and Humorous'' (1900) was the second collection of poems by Australian poet Henry Lawson. It was released in hardback by Angus and Robertson publishers in 1900. It features some of the poet's earlier major works, including "The Lights of Cobb and Co", "Saint Peter" and "The Grog-An'-Grumble-Steeplechase". Most of the poems in the volume had been written after the publication of ''In the Days When the World was Wide and Other Verses'' in 1896. The original collection includes 66 poems by the author that are reprinted from various sources. Later publications split the collection into two separate volumes: ''Popular Verses'' and ''Humorous Verses'', though the contents differed from the original list. See also * 1900 in poetry * 1900 in Australian literature Notes * Preface My acknowledgments of the courtesy of the editors and proprietors of the newspapers in which most of these verses were first published are due and are gratefully discharged on the eve of my ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Over The Sliprails
''Over the Sliprails'' (1900) is a collection of short stories by Australian poet and author Henry Lawson. It was released in hardback by Angus and Robertson in 1900, and features some of the author's lesser known stories. The collection contains sixteen stories which are mostly reprinted from a variety of newspaper sources, with several published here for the first time. The story "The Hero of Redclay" was originally intended to be a novel but was shortened by the author and published here as a short story. Contents * "The Shanty-Keeper's Wife" * "A Gentleman Sharper and Steelman Sharper" * "An Incident at Stiffner's" * "The Hero of Redclay" * "The Darling River" * "A Case for the Oracle" * "A Daughter of Maoriland : A Sketch of Poor-Class Maoris" * "New Year's Night" * "Black Joe" * "They Wait on the Wharf in Black : Told by Mitchell's Mate" * "Seeing the Last of You" * "Two Boys at Grinder Bros" * "The Selector's Daughter" * "Mitchell on the `Sex' and Other `Problems'" * "The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Pages's Rival
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The Iron-Bark Chip
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The Mystery Of Dave Regan
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill, The Ventriloquial Rooster
"Bill, the Ventriloquial Rooster" is a sketch story by Australian writer Henry Lawson. The sketch is one of many to include Jack Mitchell the swagman as its main character and narrator. The story concerns a rooster that Mitchell's family once owned, named Bill, who was unknowingly ventriloquistic and always yearning to fight other roosters. Plot summary The story begins with Mitchell reminiscing about the first time a cousin noticed that Bill the rooster was a ventriloquist. Not even Bill himself recognised his own peculiar skill, and he always "thought it was another rooster challenging him, and he wanted badly to find that other bird." When Mitchell's neighbour, an Irishman named Page, brings home a big white rooster, the two birds become involved in a vicious cock-fight. Though Bill emerges victorious, Page announces that it was "a grand foight" and bears no malice, yet he is then constantly on the lookout for a fighting-cock that may topple Bill. Page borrows an experience ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Oversight Of Steelman's
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How Steelman Told His Story
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Short Story Collections By Henry Lawson
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