Pride That Comes After

Pride That Comes After

by Henry Lawson

This collection of 18 recordings by LibriVox volunteers presents Henry Lawson's classic poem, "The Pride That Comes After." Lawson, an Australian writer and bush poet, is renowned as one of the most significant literary figures of the colonial period. His work often captures the essence of the Australian outback and the lives of its people. This particular poem explores the themes of pride, ambition, and the consequences of pursuing one's dreams.

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Henry Archibald Hertzberg Lawson was an Australian writer and bush poet. Along with his contemporary Banjo Paterson, Lawson is among the best-known Australian poets and fiction writers of the colonial...

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