Category: Fiction

The Story of the Oracle by Henry Lawson (1867-1922)   The Story of the Oracle “We young fellows,” said “Sympathy Joe” to Mitchell, after tea, in their first camp west the river — “and you

The Shanty-Keeper’s Wife by Henry Lawson (1867-1922)   The Shanty-Keeper’s Wife There were about a dozen of us jammed into the coach, on the box seat and hanging on to the roof and tailboard as

The Master’s Mistake by Henry Lawson (1867-1922)   The Master’s Mistake William Spencer stayed away from school that hot day, and “went swimming”. The master wrote a note to William’s father, and gave it to

The Loaded Dog by Henry Lawson (1867-1922)   The Loaded Dog DAVE REGAN, Jim Bently, and Andy Page were sinking a shaft at Stony Creek in search of a rich gold quartz reef which was

The Iron-Bark Chip by Henry Lawson (1867-1922)   The Iron-Bark Chip DAVE REGAN and party—bush-fencers, tank-sinkers, rough carpenters, &c.— were finishing the third and last culvert of their contract on the last section of the

The Hypnotized Township by Henry Lawson (1867-1922)   The Hypnotized Township OLD MAC used to sleep in his wagon in fine weather, when he had no load, on his blankets spread out on the feed-bags;

The Hero of Redclay by Henry Lawson (1867-1922)   The Hero of Redclay The “boss-over-the-board” was leaning with his back to the wall between two shoots, reading a reference handed to him by a green-hand