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When I Was King And Other Verses
''When I Was King and Other Verses'' (1905) is a collection of poetry by Australian poet and author Henry Lawson. The original edition consisted of 76 poems, representing work that Lawson had published in the years since his previous major collection, ''Verses, Popular and Humorous'' was published in 1900. The book's publisher, Angus and Robertson, also released the collection in two volumes later the same year, titled ''The Elder Son'' and ''When I Was King''. These volumes were released under the publisher's Commonwealth Series of poetry collections and contain roughly half the original contents each. Contents Critical reception A reviewer in ''The Queenslander'' noted similarities between this book and a recent volume of poems by Louisa Lawson, the mother of Henry, although there was also something extra to be found in the current book: "Only a few weeks ago the poems of Henry Lawson's mother were noticed in these columns, and though in them there was more gentleness, ... [...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] |
