{"product_id":"humorous-stories","title":"Humorous Stories of Henry Lawson","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHenry Archibald Hertzberg Lawson (1867 – 1922) was an Australian writer and bush poet. Along with his contemporary Banjo Paterson, Lawson is among the best-known Australian poets and fiction writers of the colonial period and is often called Australia's \"greatest short story writer\". For generations of readers, Henry Lawson has been the most Australian of Australian writers. His works expressed the essential qualities of a nation, and nowhere is this more evident than in his humorous stories. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this definitive collection of Lawson at this humorous best, you will meet a whole gallery of characters – the drover, the swaggie, the bush philosopher, the larrikin, the digger, and the confidence man – all revealing a typically Australian brand of humour. This new edition presents the stories accompanied by the paintings of Samuel Thomas Gill. Like Lawson, Gill had the knack of capturing the essence of a national through a subtle examination of character types. His deceptively simple, yet sharply realized portraits of Australian life perfectly complement the dry humour of Lawson’s stories. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLawson’s humorous tales and Gill’s wonderful paintings are, individually, rich national legacies. Together they present a book full of warmth and laughter that will be treasured by generations to come.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Henry Lawson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43448040882345,"sku":"9780207155116","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/files\/9780207155116.jpg?v=1701752684","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/humorous-stories","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}