Henry Lawson

Henry Archibald Lawson ( born June 17, 1867 in the gold fields of Grenfell, New South Wales, † September 2, 1922 in Sydney) was an Australian writer and poet.

Life

Lawson was the son of a Norwegian sailor who immigrated to Australia to look for gold. His mother Louisa Lawson was a prominent campaigner for women's suffrage and owner and editor of the journal " The Dawn ".

Lawson became ill at the age of seven years to an ear infection, which led to severe hearing. At the age of 14 he finally was completely deaf. Most of his works deal with life in the Australian bush. There in the Outback he spent his youth and dabbled in a variety of professions.

Lawson published his poems and short stories among other things, in the more progressive magazines " Bulletin " ( Sydney ) and " Boomerang " (Brisbane ).

The drunken writer who often begged on the streets of Sydney, was one of the most famous personalities in Australia.

Henry Lawson died on September 2, 1922 at the age of 55 years in Sydney. After his death, he was honored with a state funeral.

Works

  • A Child in the Dark, and a Foreign Father, narrative
  • Children of the bush, 1902
  • In the days when the world wide thing, a collection of poems
  • Joe Wilson and His Mates, 1901 ( collection of stories )
  • On the track, 1900 ( collection of stories )
  • Over the Sliprails, 1900
  • Short stories in prose and verse, 1894
  • St. Peter, ( poem )
  • When I was king, 1905
  • While the Billy Boils, 1896 ( collection of short stories, including with The Drover's Wife)

Honors

  • On June 17, 1949, the Australian Post issued a stamp in honor of Henry Lawson 2 ½ d.
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