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Murray Bail's story, "The Drover's Wife" (1975), is based on Drysdale's painting and is narrated by the woman's first husband. [1] Frank Moorhouse's story, "The Drover's Wife" (1980), satirises the bush ethos of Lawson and academics who study him. [1] Barbara Jefferis's story, "The Drover's Wife" (1980), provides a feminist viewpoint of the ...
While the Billy Boils is a collection of short stories by the Australian writer Henry Lawson, published by Angus and Robertson in 1896. It includes "The Drover's Wife", "On the Edge of a Plain", and "The Union Buries Its Dead". [1] The collection consists of 52 short stories from a variety of sources. [1]
Lawson's "The Drover's Wife" short story was featured on a 1991 $1.20 stamp, [31] and a 2017 $1.00 stamp, [32] both from Australia Post. In 2017 Lawson was again featured on two Australian postage stamps , one featuring Mitchell: A Character Sketch and the other The Drover's Wife and family, including dog, pitted against the snake.
No one is more devoted to Australian author Henry Lawson’s “The Drover’s Wife” than Leah Purcell. First, she adapted Lawson’s classic 1892 short story as an award-winning play at Sydney ...
The Drover's Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson, or simply The Drover's Wife, is a 2021 Australian revisionist Western film directed, written, and co-produced by Leah Purcell in her feature directorial debut. It is an adaptation of Purcell's 2016 play and a reimagining of Henry Lawson's 1892 short story.
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Pages in category "Short stories by Henry Lawson" ... The Drover's Wife (short story) H.
The drover with his horses and wagon are in the background. [1] The painting has been described as "an allegory of the white Australian people's relationship with this ancient land." [1] Henry Lawson's 1892 short story "The Drover's Wife" is widely seen as an inspiration for the painting, although Drysdale denies that. [2]
The title character, Molly Johnson, is a heavily pregnant woman living in a remote homestead in the Snowy Mountains, whose husband spends long periods away as a drover. She encounters Yadaka, an Aboriginal man on the run from colonial authorities.