In those days when the world was wide and other verses

In those days when the world was wide and other verses

By Henry Lawson
Michael Caine
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Length2h 34m

About this audiobook

"In the Days When the World Was Wide, and Other Verses" is a poetry compilation by Australian writer Henry Lawson. The book primarily contains poems reflecting the Australian experience in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, focusing on the nation's unique landscapes, pioneer spirit, and struggles. Lawson's vivid descriptions of the harsh realities of Australian life and his distinctly Australian voice resonated with many readers in his home country and beyond.

Audiobook details

Length2 hrs 34 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 1, 1896
LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1Preface
26 The Great Grey Plain
2 To an Old Mate
27 The Song of Old Joe Swallow
3 Faces in the Street
28 Corny Bill
4 The Roaring Days
29 Cherry-Tree Inn
5 'For'ard'
30 Up the Country
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6 The Drover's Sweetheart
31 Knocked Up
7 Out Back
32 The Blue Mountains
8 The Free-Selector's Daughter
33 The City Bushman
9 'Sez You'
34 Eurunderee
10 Andy's Gone With Cattle
35 Mount Bukaroo
11 Jack Dunn of Nevertire
36 The Fire at Ross's Farm
12 Trooper Campbell
37 The Teams
13 The Sliprails and the Spur
38 Cameron's Heart
14 Past Carin'
39 The Shame of Going Back
15 The Glass on the Bar
40 Since Then
16 The Shanty on the Rise
41 Peter Anderson and Co.
17 The Vagabond
42 When the Children Come Home
18 Sweeney
43 Dan, the Wreck
19 Middleton's Rouseabout
44 A Prouder Man Than You
20 The Ballad of the Drover
45 The Song and the Sigh
21 Taking His Chance
46 The Cambaroora Star
22 When the 'Army' Prays for Watty
47 After All
23 The Wreck of the 'Derry Castle'
48 Marshall's Mate
24 Ben Duggan
49 The Poets of the Tomb
25 The Star of Australasia
50 Australian Bards and Bush Reviewers

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