Editorials
for
Henry Lawson: A Stranger
on the Darling
appeared in the following
publications
The Land
Country Update
The Age
The Courier Mail (extract)
The Hinterland Sun
The Age (Saturday Extra)
The Weekend Review
Sydney Morning Herald
Weekend Coaster
Daily Telegraph (Sydney)
Dubbo Liberal
Canberra Times
Sunday Telegraph
News Weekly
West Australian
Queensland
Country Life
The Lawsonian
Newcastle Herald
Gold Coast Bulletin
Mudgee Guardian
Western Herald
Australian Senior
Interviews were held with the following radio stations:
* Radio 3AW
* Radio 2CR
* Radio 4RK
* Radio 2NC
* Radio 2GB * Radio
6PR
* Radio 2BL
* Radio 5AA
* Radio 5AN
* Radio 6WF
* Radio 2CN * Radio
2GF
* Radio 7ZR
* Radio 2AY *
Radio 2MG
* Radio 2WEB
* Radio 2LM * Radio 2DU
* Radio 4QR
An interview
also appeared on ABC TV News
The following
are extracts of critical appraisal for
Henry Lawson: A
Stranger on the Darling
Henry Lawson: A
Stranger on the Darling is an engaging and fascinating trek with Henry Lawson on the
most important Journey of his writing life...BRIAN
MATTHEWS, author of Louisa and The Receding Wave.
Henry Lawson: A
Stranger on the Darling is a crisply-written work which reveals how Lawson’s time
in the Australian bush transformed his perceptions... [it] is a highly readable and
important text... Michael Jacobson, Gold Coast Bulletin
It is a labour of
love, a scrapbook of Bourke local history with meticulously recorded details... Michael Wilding, The Weekend
A fascinating new
biography on Henry Lawson... The Australian
Senior
Part biography, part
anthology, part local history...a colourful and detailed account of the place and the time... Tim Thorne, The Mercury
No Lawson fan would want to
miss this book.....[it] is a book for Lawson lovers, and lovers of what he stood for. And
with so much of Lawson’s work in it, no fan will be disappointed... Maurice Dunlevy, Canberra Times
This is a beautiful
glimpse into a brief and fascinating period in the life of Lawson, and into the life of
the Australian outback... Michael Southern, Pittwater
Life
A first class book....
worth its purchase price for the long essay on Hungerford alone... Robert Billings, News Weekly
The authors give a raw
insight into times and life of an outback too often idealised by those whose vision was
coloured by comfort...I recommend it to those who have a love of the written word and a
thirst to know of a man who was unafraid of truth... Bruce Copping, The Newcastle Herald
A Stranger on the
Darling is also an innovative approach to the writing of local history and in many
ways it is as much an exploration of life on the Darling in the 1890s as it is an
introduction to a little documented aspect of Lawson’s life and work... Fiona Capp, The Age Melbourne
This volume is
distinctive on three counts. First it is a very well-written documentary... second, in the
process of researching their material the authors turned up eight of Lawson’s poems
not seen in modern times... in addition... the authors allow a new appreciation of the
anthropological dimension of his writing. Henry Lawson: A Stranger on the Darling will sit very
well in that part of your library devoted to the Australian legend of the 90s... Rod Moran, West Australian
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