Joe Wilson and His Mates (eBook, PDF) - Lawson, Henry
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Joe Wilson and His Mates (1901) is a collection of short stories by Australian poet and author Henry Lawson. It was released in hardback by William Blackwood in 1901 when Lawson was living in England, and features one of the author's better known stories in "The Loaded Dog". The collection contains twenty stories which are mostly reprinted from a variety of newspaper and magazine sources, with several published here for the first time. A reviewer in The Chronicle (Adelaide) noted that the collection is good in parts. "Joe Wilson and His Mates will bear a good deal of winnowing. On the other…mehr

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Joe Wilson and His Mates (1901) is a collection of short stories by Australian poet and author Henry Lawson. It was released in hardback by William Blackwood in 1901 when Lawson was living in England, and features one of the author's better known stories in "The Loaded Dog". The collection contains twenty stories which are mostly reprinted from a variety of newspaper and magazine sources, with several published here for the first time. A reviewer in The Chronicle (Adelaide) noted that the collection is good in parts. "Joe Wilson and His Mates will bear a good deal of winnowing. On the other hand, when Mr. Lawson gets hold of a strong incident, as in "The Babies in the Bush", the power of imagination tells, and the reader is affected by the author's own feeling. It is an old truism that a writer who feels what he says will always arouse in some degree a corresponding feeling in others, and Mr. Lawson (being a poet) is a writer in whose work the emotional touch is rarely wanting when it is needed." In The Record (Emerald Hill) the reviewer was impressed with Lawson's characters: "Lawson's men are men of flesh and blood; his landscapes, skies, atmosphere, are vivid and real; his broad humour is racy of the soil. He has brought a strong, unconventional mind, and a gift of intense expression to a set of new conditions and an unknown land. And, for us, it is our own land. In the softening of harsh tints too we detect Lawson looking back through the golden after-glow of memory and thinking lovingly of the homeland. He has sublime confidence in the Australian bushman."
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Henry Lawson (1867-1922) is one of Australia's most renowned writers and poets, celebrated for his vivid and realistic portrayal of Australian rural life. Born on June 17, 1867, in a tent on the goldfields of Grenfell, New South Wales, Lawson grew up in a challenging environment marked by poverty and the hardships of bush life. Some of his most famous works include the short story collections While the Billy Boils (1896) portrays the struggles and resilience of a woman living in the remote Australian bush while her husband is away droving, Joe Wilson and His Mates (1901), as well as iconic poems like The Drover's Wife and The Loaded Dog. Lawson's writing style is noted for its simplicity, directness, and emotional depth, capturing the essence of the Australian spirit and identity. These works collectively highlight Lawson's ability to capture the essence of Australian life, particularly in the rural and outback settings. His stories and poems remain significant for their realistic portrayals, emotional depth, and enduring relevance. Despite his literary success, Lawson's personal life was marked by struggles with alcoholism, financial difficulties, and periods of depression. He spent time in and out of institutions and faced ongoing challenges throughout his life, but his legacy endures as a foundational figure in Australian literature.