While the Billy Boils

by Henry Lawson

Language: English

Published: 1896-01-01. 86,915 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Literature

Content Rating: Older than 13

In the sun-scorched Australian bush and shabby city lanes, swagmen, drovers, barmaids, and battlers swap yarns of drought, drink, mateship, and quiet heartbreak. These sharply observed sketches blend rough humor with stark poverty, revealing how stubborn pride, compassion, and dry wit sustain ordinary people on the ragged edge of survival.