Description
Book SynopsisJoe Wilson and His Mates (1901) is a collection of many of Lawson's most celebrated classic Australian short stories. Lawson's darkly realistic work includes all four stories of Joe Wilson, a sheep shearer suffering from drinking problems and the hardship of the bush. Along the bleaker tales are more 'humorous' takes on bush life, including 'The Loaded Dog', 'The Golden Graveyard' and 'Jimmy Grimshaw's Wooing'.
Table of ContentsIntroduction Christopher Lee Joe Wilson and His Mates Prefatory verses - the author's farewell to the bushmen Part 1 Joe Wilson's courtship Brighten's sister-in-law 'Water them geraniums': â 1. A lonely track â 2. 'Past carin'' A double buggy at Lahey's Creek: â 1. Spuds, and a woman's obstinacy â 2. Joe Wilson's luck â 3. The ghost of Mary's sacrifice The buggy comes home The writer wants to say a word Part 2 The golden graveyard The Chinaman's ghost The loaded dog Poisonous Jimmy gets left: â 1. Dave Regan's yarn â 2. Told by one of the other drovers The ghostly door A wild Irishman The babies in the bush A bush dance The buckjumper Jimmy Grimshaw's wooing At Dead Dingo Telling Mrs Baker A hero in Dingo-Scrubs The little world left behind Concluding verses: 'the never-never country' About the author Select bibliography
