Skyline Riders and Other Verses

Henry Lawson, an influential Australian writer and poet, emerged from the Grenfell goldfields of New South Wales. Despite losing his hearing by age fourteen due to an ear infection, he cultivated a passion for literature, inspired by authors like Dickens and Marryat. His literary career began with the publication of "A Song of the Republic" in 1887, followed by notable works such as "The Wreck of the Derry Castle" and "Golden Gully." Lawson's contributions significantly shaped Australian poetry and fiction during the colonial era.