The Romance Of The Swag

The Romance Of The Swag

$18.00 AUD

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Condition: SECONDHAND

This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.

Author: Henry Lawson
Binding: Hardback
Published: Lansdowne Press, Melbourne, 1974

Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: No markings

The Romance of the Swag presents a commanding collection of bush tales in the Australian short story tradition. Lawson chronicles the itinerant life of swagmen with sharp wit and unflinching realism, capturing the grit, humor, and quiet endurance of men who traverse the outback in search of work and meaning. He illustrates the social fabric of rural Australia through encounters with shearers, settlers, and drifters, arguing for the dignity and resilience embedded in hardship.

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Description

Author: Henry Lawson
Binding: Hardback
Published: Lansdowne Press, Melbourne, 1974

Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: No markings

The Romance of the Swag presents a commanding collection of bush tales in the Australian short story tradition. Lawson chronicles the itinerant life of swagmen with sharp wit and unflinching realism, capturing the grit, humor, and quiet endurance of men who traverse the outback in search of work and meaning. He illustrates the social fabric of rural Australia through encounters with shearers, settlers, and drifters, arguing for the dignity and resilience embedded in hardship.