Poems of Henry Lawson

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'In any part of Australia, almost in any company, the mere mention of Henry Lawson's name will bring an immediate response. Whether it gives rise to an anecdote or a recitation of a few lines of his verse or leads to a discussion of his place in Australian literature it will not pass unnoticed. Alone among our writers he takes his place not only as a writer but as part of the wide Australian tradition.'

In the opening words to his introduction to this book, Walter Stone sums up Lawson's part in Australia's heritage. The poems selected for the book have been enjoyed by more than seven generations, from the famous 'Faces in the Street', which exposed the social injustices of the late 1800's, to 'The Sliprails and the Spur', described as possibly 'the tenderest and most perfect of all his poems'. Combined with Pro Hart's paintings, which capture the humour of some of the poems, the pathos and loneliness of others, and Walter Stone's introduction, which gives the reader an invaluable back ground to Lawson's life, the poems come alive once more.

This is a book not only for the countless Lawson admirers who can now enjoy his work again in this visually exciting form, but also - and perhaps more importantly - for those who have yet to be introduced to the work of one of Australia's greatest writers.