Pacifying the Socialist: The ‘Reform’ of Henry Lawson’s ‘The Hymn of the Socialists’

Abstract

Discusses alternate versions of Lawson's poem 'The Hymn of the Socialists', also titled 'Hymn of the Reformers', and argues for the significance of the former, 1889 version of the poem.

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Published 1 October 1982 in Volume 10 No. 4. Subjects: New editions & reprints, Socialism, Henry Lawson.

Cite as: Cranny-Francis, Anne. ‘Pacifying the Socialist: The ‘Reform’ of Henry Lawson’s ‘The Hymn of the Socialists’.’ Australian Literary Studies, vol. 10, no. 4, 1982, doi: 10.20314/als.48c1cccb01.