Henry Lawson
Born	1867
Died	1922 (aged 55)
Language	English
Genre	Australian Literature
Nationality	Australian
Gender	Male

Henry Lawson

Henry Lawson was an Australian author who primarily wrote in English.

Henry Lawson (1867–1922) was an Australian writer and poet known for his stories and poems depicting the bush life and struggles of rural Australians. His works, including “The Drover’s Wife” and “The Loaded Dog,” contributed to Australian literature and captured the spirit of the outback. Lawson is celebrated as a quintessential Australian writer.

Short Stories written by Henry Lawson

A Case for the Oracle 1890 - The Oracle and I were camped together. The Oracle was a bricklayer by trade, and had two or three small… ... Read more
A Child in the Dark, and a Foreign Father 1890 - NEW Year's Eve! A hot night in midsummer in the drought. It was so darkwith a smothering darknessthat even the… ... Read more
A Daughter of Maoriland 1890 - The new native-school teacher, who was "green", "soft", and poetical, and had a literary ambition, called her "August", and fondly… ... Read more
A Gentleman Sharper and Steelman Sharper 1890 - Steelman and Smith had been staying at the hotel for several days in the dress and character of bushies down… ... Read more
An Incident at Stiffner’s 1890 - They called him "Stiffner" because he used, long before, to get a living by poisoning wild dogs near the Queensland… ... Read more
Andy Page’s Rival 1890 - Tall and freckled and sandy, Face of a country lout; That was the picture of Andy Middletons rouseabout. On Middleton's… ... Read more
Bermagui – In a Strange Sunset 1890 - BERMAGUI: Where The Mystery was - and where mystery is. Sunset, and a sad, old mysterious bright gold fan-like to… ... Read more
Bill, The Ventriloquial Rooster 1890 - WHEN we were up country on the selection, we had a rooster at our place, named Bill, said Mitchell; a… ... Read more
Black Joe 1890 - They called him Black Joe, and me White Joe, by way of distinction and for the convenience of his boss… ... Read more
Brighten’s Sister-in-law 1890 - JIM was born on Gulgong, New South Wales. We used to say on Gulgongand old diggers still talked of being… ... Read more
Instinct Gone Wrong 1890 - OLD MAC used to sleep in his wagon in fine weather, when he had no load, on his blankets spread… ... Read more
Joe Wilson’s Courtship 1890 - THERE are many times in this world when a healthy boy is happy. When he is put into knickerbockers, for… ... Read more
Mitchell on the “Sex” and Other “Problems” 1890 - "I agree with 'T' in last week's `Bulletin'," said Mitchell, after cogitating some time over the last drop of tea… ... Read more
New Year’s Night 1890 - It was dark enough for anything in Dead Man's Gap -- a round, warm, close darkness, in which retreating sounds… ... Read more
Poisonous Jimmy Gets Left 1890 - I. Dave Regans Yarn WHEN we got tired of digging about Mudgee-Budgee, and getting no gold, said Dave Regan, Bushman,… ... Read more
Seeing the Last of You 1890 - "When you're going away by boat," said Mitchell, "you ought to say good-bye to the women at home, and to… ... Read more
The Bath 1890 - THE MORAL should be revived. Therefore, this is a story with a moral. The lower end of Bill Streetotherwise Williamoverlooks… ... Read more
The Darling River 1890 - The Darling -- which is either a muddy gutter or a second Mississippi -- is about six times as long… ... Read more
The Exciseman 1890 - HARRY CHATSWOOD, mail contractor (and several other things), was driving out from, say, Georgeville to Croydon, with mails, parcels, and… ... Read more
The Hero of Redclay 1890 - The "boss-over-the-board" was leaning with his back to the wall between two shoots, reading a reference handed to him by… ... Read more
The Hypnotized Township 1890 - OLD MAC used to sleep in his wagon in fine weather, when he had no load, on his blankets spread… ... Read more
The Iron-Bark Chip 1890 - DAVE REGAN and partybush-fencers, tank-sinkers, rough carpenters, &c. were finishing the third and last culvert of their contract on the… ... Read more
The Loaded Dog 1890 - DAVE REGAN, Jim Bently, and Andy Page were sinking a shaft at Stony Creek in search of a rich gold… ... Read more
The Master’s Mistake 1890 - William Spencer stayed away from school that hot day, and "went swimming". The master wrote a note to William's father,… ... Read more
The Rising of the Court 1890 - Oh, then tell us, Kings and Judges, where our meeting is to be, When the laws of men are nothing,… ... Read more
The Selector’s Daughter 1890 - I. She rode slowly down the steep siding from the main road to a track in the bed of the… ... Read more
The Shanty-Keeper’s Wife 1890 - There were about a dozen of us jammed into the coach, on the box seat and hanging on to the… ... Read more
The Story of the Oracle 1890 - "We young fellows," said "Sympathy Joe" to Mitchell, after tea, in their first camp west the river -- "and you… ... Read more
They Wait on the Wharf in Black 1890 - We were coming back from West Australia, steerage -- Mitchell, the Oracle, and I. I had gone over saloon, with… ... Read more
Two Boys at Grinder Brothers’ 1890 - Five or six half-grown larrikins sat on the cemented sill of the big window of Grinder Bros.' Railway Coach Factory… ... Read more
Wanted by the Police 1890 - COULD it have been the Soul of Man and none higher that gave spoken and written word to the noblest… ... Read more
Water Them Geraniums 1890 - PART 1: A LONELY TRACK THE TIME Mary and I shifted out into the Bush from Gulgong to settle on… ... Read more