{"product_id":"9780730400653_henry-lawson-selected-stories","title":"Henry Lawson Selected Stories","description":"An essential collection of Henry Lawson's best-loved stories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRogues, larrikins and the lost people - these timeless stories range from inspired, laconic comedies to pathos and tragedy. this selection showcases Lawson's range as a fiction writer and highlights his profound influence on how Australians see themselves. Here are delightful tales, thrilling tales, tales of love, of strife and of adventure, tales full of humour - stories of every mood, all alive with the magic of Lawson's genius, a genius which ranks with that of the world's greatest short-story writers. Includes 'the Drover's Wife', 'the Union Buries Its Dead' and 'the Loaded Dog'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e'Lawson's genius remains as vivid and human as when he first boiled his literary billy' - \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\"\u003ethe Bulletin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e'A book of honest, direct, sympathetic, humorous writing about Australia from within is worth a library of travellers' tales ... the result is a real book - a book in a hundred. His language is terse, supple, and richly idiomatic. He can tell a yarn with the best.' - \u003cem\u003ethe Academy\u003c\/em\u003e on \u003cem\u003eWhile the Billy Boils \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Henry Lawson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46908357247125,"sku":"9780730400653","price":6.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780730400653_8e3a15c9-c803-4089-8332-04c76bd8d27a.jpg?v=1776889959","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780730400653_henry-lawson-selected-stories","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}