While the Billy Boils by Henry Lawson
Fifty-two of Henry Lawson's stories and sketches that he had first published in newspapers and magazines from 1888 onwards were gathered in his collection While the Billy Boils (Angus & Robertson, 1896). This edition presents the individual items in chronological order of their first publication and with their original newspaper texts.'Eggert reveals in fascinating detail the editing, design and production of While the Billy Boils and captures the personality of visionary publisher and canny businessman George Robertson, whose saturation publicity campaign resulted in more than 250 reviews, including a significant number in Britain'
-- Craig Munro * Spectrum *
Lawson, Henry: - Henry Lawson was born in Grenfell, NSW, in 1867. At 14 he became totally deaf, an affliction which many have suggested rendered his world all the more vivid and subsequently enlivened his later writing. After a stint of coach painting, he edited a periodical, The Republican, and began writing verse and short stories. His first work of short fiction appeared in the Bulletin in 1888. He travelled and wrote short fiction and poetry throughout his life and published numerous collections of both even as his marriage collapsed and he descended into poverty and mental illness. He died in 1922, leaving his wife and two children.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781743320099 |
| ISBN 10 | 1743320094 |
| Title | While the Billy Boils |
| Author | Henry Lawson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Sydney University Press |
| Year published | 2012-12-03 |
| Number of pages | 391 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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