{"title":"Henry Lawson","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHenry Lawson\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a vivid collection of stories and poetry that capture the spirit of Australian life with raw emotion and striking simplicity. His works, such as \u003cem\u003eWhile the Billy Boils\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOver the Sliprails\u003c\/em\u003e, explore themes of rural hardship, mateship, and the harsh beauty of the bush.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders will find a blend of General Fiction and Arts \u0026amp; Culture that reflects Australia's unique landscape and character. Lawson’s storytelling combines humour and pathos, creating timeless narratives that resonate beyond their setting.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-penguin-henry-lawson-short-stories-cla-by-henry-lawson-9780143180128","title":"The Penguin Henry Lawson Short Stories Cla","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the great observers of Australian life, Henry Lawson has become part of our national psyche, and his short stories and verse have come to affect how we view our own country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYet at his best, Lawson transcends even the very bush, the very outback, the very up-country, the very pub or selector's hut he conveys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Penguin Henry Lawson Short Stories Cla\u003c\/em\u003e captures these quintessential elements of the Australian experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46672326623468,"sku":"9780143180128","price":26.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/26603263482238.jpg?v=1752841492"},{"product_id":"over-the-sliprails-by-henry-lawson-9781920897376","title":"Over the Sliprails","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter some time in Western Australia and New Zealand, Lawson returned to Sydney in 1898 and published with Angus and Robertson in 1900 the works \u003ci\u003eOn the Tracks\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOver the Sliprails\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eOver the Sliprails\u003c\/i\u003e includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eThe Shanty Keeper\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eA Gentleman Sharper and Steelman Sharper\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eAn Incident at Stiffner's\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eA Hero of Redclay\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eThe Darling River\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eA Case for the Oracle\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eA Daughter of Maoriland\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eNew Year's Night\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eBlack Joe\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eThey Wait on the Wharf in Black\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eSeeing the Last of You\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eTwo Boys at Grinder Brother's\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eThe Selector's Daughter\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eMitchell on the Sex and Other Problems\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eThe Master's Mistake\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eThe Story of the Oracle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHenry Lawson (1867-1922) was born and raised on the gold fields of Glenfell and Gulgong in New South Wales. He became known as a bush poet and short story writer following his work as a journalist for the Queensland radical newspaper the \u003ci\u003eBoomerang\u003c\/i\u003e, where his republican and socialist views found expression. He established his reputation as the people's poet and storyteller. However, he lived an itinerant life, with and without his family, living in Western Australia, New Zealand, and England. On his return to Sydney in 1902, his alcoholism and mental illness increased, leading to his separation from his wife and children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46713850855660,"sku":"9781920897376","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/25470673482871.jpg?v=1754334856"},{"product_id":"while-the-billy-boils-by-henry-lawson-9781743320099","title":"While the Billy Boils","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFifty-two of Henry Lawson's stories and sketches that he had first published in newspapers and magazines from 1888 onwards were gathered in his collection \u003cem\u003eWhile the Billy Boils\u003c\/em\u003e (Angus \u0026amp; Robertson, 1896). Lawson was not responsible for their ordering, and he had to give ground on their texts, especially on his idiosyncratic presentation of wordings that helped to breathe life into his characters and situations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe present edition dismantles the fait accompli of 1896 by presenting the individual items in the chronological order of their first publication and with their original newspaper texts. This will allow a new appreciation of Lawson's writing, one that is attentive to his developing powers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe edition also facilitates a close study of Lawson's collaboration with the producers of the collection in 1896, in particular with his copy-editor Arthur W. Jose and publisher George Robertson. Facsimile images (available online) of the printer's copy that they prepared for \u003cem\u003eWhile the Billy Boils\u003c\/em\u003e supplement the edition's listing of the alterations that each of them made, revealing the textual history of each story or sketch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46847175852268,"sku":"9781743320099","price":68.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/19102673482808.jpg?v=1758934323"},{"product_id":"poems-of-henry-lawson-by-henry-lawson-9781760798802","title":"Poems of Henry Lawson","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe poems selected in this book have been enjoyed by more than seven generations, from the famous \u003cem\u003eFaces in the Street\u003c\/em\u003e, which exposed the social injustices of the late 1800s, to \u003cem\u003eThe Sliprails and the Spur\u003c\/em\u003e, described as possibly the most tender and most perfect of all his poems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCombined with Pro Hart's painting, which capture the humour of some of these poems, the pathos and loneliness of others, the poems come alive once more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47719844282604,"sku":"9781760798802","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/0a2cf5a9cbb4f400fb0765c542e75de7.jpg?v=1782342328"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/henry-lawson.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}