Project Gutenberg 1998-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 164 Lawson, Henry 1867 1922 Lawson, Henry Archibald Hertzberg Over the Sliprails Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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.) Reading ease score: 78.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Australia -- Fiction Short stories, Australian PR Text Australia Category: Short Stories 314454 2025-08-01T09:19:06.951102 text/html 324970 2021-01-27T21:42:33 text/html; charset=utf-8 184609 2025-08-01T09:19:13.495065 application/epub+zip 189438 2025-08-01T09:19:09.596063 application/epub+zip 182260 2025-08-01T09:19:08.446104 application/epub+zip 345708 2025-08-01T09:19:16.495043 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 328019 2025-08-01T09:19:12.783081 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 299730 2022-09-01T10:26:35.965410 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 269535 2025-08-01T09:19:06.357097 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 269523 2018-03-09T14:08:06 text/plain; charset=utf-8 16882 2025-08-01T09:19:16.628118 application/rdf+xml 13813 2025-08-01T09:19:08.963068 image/jpeg 3702 2025-08-01T09:19:08.691098 image/jpeg 180725 2025-08-01T09:19:06.975097 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia