The Vagabond (poem)
| "The Vagabond" | |
|---|---|
| by Henry Lawson | |
| First published in | The Bulletin |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Publication date | 31 August 1895 |
| Lines | 108 |
| Full text | |
 The Vagabond (Lawson) at Wikisource | |
"The Vagabond" (1895) is a poem by Australian poet Henry Lawson.[1]
It was originally published in The Bulletin on 31 August 1895[2] and subsequently reprinted in several of the author's collections, other periodicals and a number of Australian poetry anthologies.[1]
Critical reception
While reviewing the author's collection In the Days When the World was Wide and Other Verses, a reviewer in The Daily Telegraph (Sydney) commented "While there is an absence of the humor so marked a feature in Mr. Lawson's admirable prose sketches, there are equal minuteness and accuracy of delineation. The writer is at his best in 'The Vagabond'".[3]
Publication history
After the poem's initial publication in The Bulletin it was reprinted as follows:
- In the Days When the World was Wide and Other Verses by Henry Lawson, Angus and Robertson, 1900[4]
- An Anthology of Australian Verse edited by Bertram Stevens, Angus and Robertson, 1907[5]
- The Golden Treasury of Australian Verse edited by Bertram Stevens, Angus and Robertson, 1909[6]
- Selected Poems of Henry Lawson by Henry Lawson, Angus and Robertson, 1918[7]
- The World of Henry Lawson edited by Walter Stone, Hamlyn, 1974[8]
- A Treasury of Colonial Poetry, Currawong, 1982[9]
- A Campfire Yarn : Henry Lawson Complete Works 1885-1900 edited by Leonard Cronin, Lansdowne, 1984[10]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Austlit - "The Vagabond" by Henry Lawson". Austlit. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ↑ ""The Vagabond"". The Bulletin, 31 August 1895, p28. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ↑ ""In the Days when the World was Wide"". The Daily Telegraph, 15 February 1896, p9. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ↑ "In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses by Henry Lawson". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ↑ "An Anthology of Australian Verse edited by Bertram Stevens". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ↑ "The Golden Treasury of Australian Verse edited by Bertram Stevens". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ↑ "Selected Poems of Henry Lawson by Henry Lawson". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ↑ "The World of Henry Lawson edited by Walter Stone". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ↑ "A Treasury of Colonial Poetry (Currawong)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ↑ "A Campfire Yarn : Henry Lawson Complete Works 1885-1900 edited by Leonard Cronin". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 2 February 2026.