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'This well written book is a dual biography of two prominent Australian poets: Henry Lawson and his best friend Jim Grahame. Lawson believed that Grahame's writing was far superior to his own. Written based on historical facts and from Grahame's own personal letters and diary entries handed down through the generations of his family, and passed over to the author to write this true account of a solid friendship. An interesting account of Lawsons life, Grahame's life, and their combined lives as good friends. It contains unpublished information on their joint trek from Bourke to Hungerford which was featured in both of their published poems.' (Publication summary)
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The Poet’s Better Half
2017
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— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 22 April 2017; (p. 19) 'How to approach a biography subject who is a national icon, whose work is canonical? Since his death, Henry Lawson has been a bone of contention for various biographers. The most recent interesting approaches have been to consider other aspects of the story, as with Brian Matthews’s Louisa (1987), about Lawson’s gifted and formidable mother. In two new books, Lawson is considered as part of a dual biography.' (Introduction)
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The Poet’s Better Half
2017
single work
essay
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 22 April 2017; (p. 19) 'How to approach a biography subject who is a national icon, whose work is canonical? Since his death, Henry Lawson has been a bone of contention for various biographers. The most recent interesting approaches have been to consider other aspects of the story, as with Brian Matthews’s Louisa (1987), about Lawson’s gifted and formidable mother. In two new books, Lawson is considered as part of a dual biography.' (Introduction)
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