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- The Penguin Book of 19th Century Australian Literature : Introduction, single work criticism (p. xiii-xxvii)
- [Untitled] (from Journal of an Excursion Across the Blue Mountains of New South Wales), single work prose extract (p. 11-13)
- The Kangaroo Kangarooi"Kangaroo! Kangaroo!", single work poetry (p. 14-15)
- The Beauties of Australia, single work prose (p. 16-17)
- The Weatherboard Falli"A mighty crescent of grim cavern'd rock,", single work poetry (p. 18-20)
- From : The Kangaroo Hunt or a Morning in the Mountains : A Descriptive Poem in Six Parts : Preface, extract poetry (p. 21)
- Dawn and Sunrise in the Snowy Mountainsi"A few thin strips of fleecy clouds lie long", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Bell-Birdsi"By channels of coolness the echoes are calling,", single work poetry (p. 23-24)
- From : The Scenic Part of Poetry, extract criticism (p. 25)
- The Creek of the Four Gravesi"I tell a Settler's tale of the old times,", single work poetry (p. 26-36)
- A Death in the Bushi"The hut was built of bark and shrunken slabs", single work poetry (p. 37-42)
- Preface to Adam Lindsay Gordon's Sea Spray and Smoke Drift Sea Spray and Smoke Drift : Preface, single work criticism (p. 43-46)
- The Sick Stock-Rider The Sick Stockrideri"Hold hard, Ned! lift me down once more, and lay me in the shade,", single work poetry (p. 47-49)
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Pretty Dick,
single work
short story
Story of the seven-year-old shepherd's son who gets lost in the bush and dies.
- Some Popular Australian Mistakes, single work prose humour (p. 62-63)
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The Drover's Wife,
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.
- The Conquering Bush, single work short story (p. 71-74)
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Rats,
single work
short story
humour
Three travelling shearers encounter a swagman, 'Rats', having a fight with his swag.
- Port-Arthur Port Arthur, single work prose (p. 81-86)
- The Female Transporti"Come all young girls, both far and near, and listen unto me,", single work poetry (p. 87-88)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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[Review] The Penguin Book of 19th Century Australian Literature
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Margin , no. 33 1994; (p. 30-31)
— Review of The Penguin Book of 19th Century Australian Literature 1993 anthology short story poetry extract prose criticism biography -
[Review] The Penguin Book of 19th Century Australian Literature
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Margin , no. 33 1994; (p. 30-31)
— Review of The Penguin Book of 19th Century Australian Literature 1993 anthology short story poetry extract prose criticism biography -
A Hit and Two Misses
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , June vol. 54 no. 2 1994; (p. 169-173)
— Review of The Penguin Book of 19th Century Australian Literature 1993 anthology short story poetry extract prose criticism biography ; A Sydney Sovereign and Other Tales 1889 selected work short story novella -
Aus. Lit. Anthologies
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , April vol. 13 no. 1 1994; (p. 59-60)
— Review of The Time to Write : Australian Women Writers 1890-1930 1993 anthology criticism biography ; The Penguin Book of Australian Ballads [1993] 1993 anthology poetry ; The Penguin Book of 19th Century Australian Literature 1993 anthology short story poetry extract prose criticism biography -
Weird Melancholy our Ancestors Saw
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 24 July 1993; (p. 8)
— Review of The Penguin Book of 19th Century Australian Literature 1993 anthology short story poetry extract prose criticism biography
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[Review] The Penguin Book of 19th Century Australian Literature
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Margin , no. 33 1994; (p. 30-31)
— Review of The Penguin Book of 19th Century Australian Literature 1993 anthology short story poetry extract prose criticism biography -
Aus. Lit. Anthologies
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , April vol. 13 no. 1 1994; (p. 59-60)
— Review of The Time to Write : Australian Women Writers 1890-1930 1993 anthology criticism biography ; The Penguin Book of Australian Ballads [1993] 1993 anthology poetry ; The Penguin Book of 19th Century Australian Literature 1993 anthology short story poetry extract prose criticism biography -
Australia's 19th-Century Literature Still Undervalued
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 3 July 1993; (p. C8)
— Review of The Penguin Book of 19th Century Australian Literature 1993 anthology short story poetry extract prose criticism biography -
Brought to Book
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 26 June 1993; (p. wkd 7)
— Review of The Penguin Book of 19th Century Australian Literature 1993 anthology short story poetry extract prose criticism biography -
Forecasts
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , April vol. 72 no. 1036 1993; (p. 35,38)
— Review of The Penguin Book of 19th Century Australian Literature 1993 anthology short story poetry extract prose criticism biography