Project Gutenberg 2004-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 596 Lawson, Henry 1867 1922 Lawson, Henry Archibald Hertzberg While the Billy Boils Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/While_the_Billy_Boils_(short_story_collection) An old mate of your father's -- Settling on the land -- Enter Mitchell -- Stiffner and Jim -- When the sun went down -- The man who forgot -- Hungerford -- A camp-fire yarn -- His country, after all -- A day on a selection -- That there dog o'mine -- Going blind -- Arvie Aspinall's alarm clock -- Stragglers -- The Union buries its dead -- On the edge of a plain -- In a dry season -- He'd come back -- Another of Mitchell's plans for the future -- Steelman -- Drifted back -- Remailed -- Mitchell doesn't believe in the sack -- Shooting the moon -- His father's mate -- An echo from the Old Bark School -- The shearing of the cook's dog -- "Dossing out" and "camping" -- Across the straits -- "Some day" -- "Brummy Usen" -- The drover's wife -- Steelman's pupil -- An unfinished love story -- Board and residence -- His colonial oath -- A visit of condolence -- In a wet season -- "Rats" -- Mitchell, a character sketch -- The Bush undertaker -- Our pipes -- Coming across -- The story of Malachi -- Two dogs and a fence -- Jones's alley -- Bogg of Geebung -- She wouldn't speak -- The geological spieler -- Macquarie's mate -- Baldy Thompson -- For auld lang syne -- Notes on Australianisms. Geoffrey Cowling "While the Billy Boils" by Henry Lawson is a collection of short stories written during the late 19th century. The book presents a vivid portrayal of life in rural Australia, weaving together themes of hardship, camaraderie, and the idiosyncratic characters that populate the landscape. The opening of the collection introduces readers to Lawson's style and thematic concerns. The narrator recounts memories of their father's old mates, particularly a figure known as "Mr. So-and-so," which sparks reflections on the complexities of long-lasting friendships and the nostalgia of the gold mining era. Through lively descriptions and humorous anecdotes, the narrator captures the essence of Australian bush life, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of the culture and character within the subsequent stories. This engaging blend of humor and reflection invites readers into a unique and evocative world, making it intriguing for those interested in Australian literature or slice-of-life narratives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories Frontier and pioneer life -- Fiction Australia -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PR Text Australia Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 534121 2025-06-03T11:23:13.077731 text/html 567412 2022-04-28T04:48:53 text/html 319025 2025-06-03T11:23:22.655722 application/epub+zip 320598 2025-06-03T11:23:15.369717 application/epub+zip 320599 2025-06-03T11:23:13.965725 application/epub+zip 497072 2025-06-03T11:23:28.446668 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 462454 2025-06-03T11:23:21.786699 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 439678 2022-09-04T04:46:42.167163 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 493398 2025-06-03T11:23:12.180773 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 493167 2022-04-28T04:46:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20357 2025-06-03T11:23:28.605660 application/rdf+xml 12538 2025-06-03T11:23:14.565749 image/jpeg 3435 2025-06-03T11:23:14.260726 image/jpeg 192225 2022-04-28T04:49:13 application/octet-stream application/zip 200040 2022-04-28T04:49:33 application/octet-stream application/zip 262677 2025-06-03T11:23:13.125742 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