While the Billy Boils Henry Lawson Books
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While the Billy Boils By Henry Lawson
While the Billy Boils Henry Lawson Books
I enjoyed the book but it took discipline to stick with reading it all the way through because I'd read nearly 75% of it before I understood most of the Aussie idioms used. Only after I finished did I discover the index to them in the back of the book. Early reference to them would have been helpful. I have Australian friends, but none of their modern idioms were helpful in understanding the older terms in this book. What I got from it was the over riding poverty and hardship faced by early Australian settlers. I also learned an appreciation for how self reliant and resilient they were in order to survive the outback as well as the class system in the cities. All in all, this book is worth the read.Product details
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While the Billy Boils Henry Lawson Books Reviews
Its an annoying e-book, no navigation etc. But, and its a big But, the words are Henry Lawson, and the rythme of the stories and the words used are pure. It belongs to a time long ago that holds little reality for present time, but its a truth of a time in the Australian past, and should be venerated for that alone. All it really needed was The Loaded Dog, and I would have given it 4 stars.
I have read Henry Lawson for over 50 years and 'While the Billy Boils' is one of my favorites. Unfortunately all the words are there but little else. There is no ability to navigate. make it hard not giving an indication of the user friendliness of titles. There are several of this name for varying prices , but no indication that if you pay money you will get a better version than this one - it really is buying a pig in a poke. I guess in this case you get what you pay for - nothing for nothing.
Loved the dry wit. Some of the language even for an Aussie is becoming so dated as to be unintelligible and the dictionary options are not available on my Fire HD7. Otherwise still a great read.
A great little collection of Aussie historical short stories. A very interesting collection. Not as good as Joe Wilson's Mates but a good read anyway. Makes one appreciate the benefits of the present times
I enjoyed the book but it took discipline to stick with reading it all the way through because I'd read nearly 75% of it before I understood most of the Aussie idioms used. Only after I finished did I discover the index to them in the back of the book. Early reference to them would have been helpful. I have Australian friends, but none of their modern idioms were helpful in understanding the older terms in this book. What I got from it was the over riding poverty and hardship faced by early Australian settlers. I also learned an appreciation for how self reliant and resilient they were in order to survive the outback as well as the class system in the cities. All in all, this book is worth the read.
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