num_pages: 229
description: Henry Lawson is too often regarded as a legend rather than a writer to be enjoyed.In this selection John Barnes reveals Lawson not only as a writer who has delighted past generations.His short stories some humourous some wry some moving are above all enjoyable.Stories includeThe Drover's WifeThe Bush UndertakerIn a Dry SeasonThe Union Buries its DeadHungerford'Rats'An Old Mate of Your Father'sMitchell: A Character SketchOn the Edge of a Plain'Some Day'Shooting the MoonOur PipesBill the Ventriloqual RoosterThe Geological SpielerThe Iron-Bark ChipThe Loaded DogBrighten's Sister in LawA Double Buggy at Lahey's Creek'Water them Geraniums'Joe Wilson's CourtshipTelling Mrs BakerA Child in the Dark and A Foreign Father
language: English
title: The Penguin Henry Lawson Short Stories
publisher: Penguin Books Australia