Henry Lawson's Short Stories

ISBN 978-1-86478-047-5

The smartstudy® English guide to Henry Lawson’s Short Stories is an in-depth aid to understanding this anthology of outstanding stories. Lawson’s stories present rural Australia at the end of the nineteenth century, a key period in Australia’s literary history. His stories provide remarkable insight into the very real struggles that ordinary people faced in the harsh bush environment. Through his writing Lawson has provided the reader with what have become the most recognisable images of Australia.

Key Features:

• notes about the author/director/poet/playwright
• an overview of the historical and cultural context
• chapter/scene/story summaries
• character profiles
• analysis of themes and genres
• critical perspectives of the text
• key quotations
• focus questions in each section
• marginal notes explaining key passages, ideas, terms and characters
• a guide to planning and writing an essay
• tips on how to use examination time efficiently
• a sample essay with annotations
• further exam-style essay questions
• a bibliography and further reading section

$16.95

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