The Penguin Henry Lawson Short Stories Cla

Henry Lawson,Henry Lawson

The Penguin Henry Lawson Short Stories Cla
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Australia
Country
Australia
Published
2 March 2009
Pages
256
ISBN
9780143180128

The Penguin Henry Lawson Short Stories Cla

Henry Lawson,Henry Lawson

One of the great observers of Australian life, Henry Lawson looms large in our national psyche. Yet at his best Lawson transcends the very bush, the very outback, the very up-country, the very pub or selector’s hut he conveys with such brevity and acuity- he make specific places universal.

One of the great observers of Australian life, Henry Lawson has become part of the Australian national psyche, and his short stories and verse have come to affect how Australian’s view their country.Yet 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 with such brevity and acuity- he makes specific places universal.
Henry Lawson is too often regarded as a legend rather than a writer to be enjoyed. In this selection Lawson is revealed as a writer whose delightful, humorous, wry and moving short stories continue to delight generations of readers. This is the essential Lawson collection - the classic of Australian classics. %%%One of the great observers of Australian life, Henry Lawson has become part of the Australian national psyche, and his short stories and verse have come to affect how Australian’s view their country.Yet 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 with such brevity and acuity- he makes specific places universal.

Henry Lawson is too often regarded as a legend rather than a writer to be enjoyed. In this selection Lawson is revealed as a writer whose delightful, humorous, wry and moving short stories continue to delight generations of readers. This is the essential Lawson collection - the classic of Australian classics.

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