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

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