Project Gutenberg 1998-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 105 Lawson, Henry 1867 1922 Lawson, Henry Archibald Hertzberg Over the Sliprails Short stories The shanty-keeper's wife -- A gentleman sharper and Steelman sharper -- An incident at Stiffner's -- The hero of Redclay -- The Darling River -- A case for the Oracle -- A daughter of Maoriland -- New year's night -- Black Joe -- They wait on the wharf in black -- Seeing the last of you -- Two boys at Grinder Brothers' -- The selector's daughter -- Mitchell on the "sex" and other "problems" -- The master's mistake -- The story of the Oracle. Produced by Alan R. Light, and David Widger "Over the Sliprails" by Henry Lawson is a collection of short stories written during the late 19th century. The book delves into themes of life in the Australian bush, depicting the experiences of various characters such as shearers, a publican, and travelers, often blending humor and pathos to illustrate the hardships and peculiarities of rural existence. At the start of the collection, the opening story introduces a group of passengers traveling in a coach through the cold Australian outback, all eager to reach a shanty where they can change horses. The passengers are varied, including shearers and jokers, and they experience a humorous yet frustrating journey as they grapple with the grumpy driver and the surrounding harsh conditions. Upon reaching the shanty, they discover that the publican’s wife is ill, leading to a series of events filled with dark humor and suspicions about whether the supposed illness is genuine or just a ruse to extract money from them. The opening sets the tone for the remainder of the collection, promising more stories that reflect the rugged and often absurd reality of life in the bush. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Australia -- Fiction Short stories, Australian PR Text Australia Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 314343 314352 2024-09-01T09:16:15.137115 2023-10-01T08:30:45.851800 text/html text/html 324970 2021-01-27T21:42:33 text/html; charset=utf-8 109721 2021-01-27T21:42:33 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 162055 2024-09-01T09:16:20.841104 application/epub+zip 167126 2024-09-01T09:16:16.825102 application/epub+zip 167126 2024-09-01T09:16:15.956128 application/epub+zip 317441 2024-09-01T09:16:23.992066 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 299778 2024-09-01T09:16:20.250106 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 299730 2022-09-01T10:26:35.965410 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 266249 266223 2024-09-01T09:16:14.452147 2023-10-01T08:30:45.360777 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 269523 2018-03-09T14:08:06 text/plain; charset=utf-8 104439 2018-03-18T11:13:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 266114 2008-08-26T14:17:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 103931 2008-08-26T14:18:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21109 2024-09-01T09:16:24.142062 application/rdf+xml 13842 2024-09-01T09:16:16.309129 image/jpeg 3701 2024-09-01T09:16:16.134113 image/jpeg 160361 2024-09-01T09:16:15.163150 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia