Over the Sliprails

Over the Sliprails (1900) is a collection of short stories by Australian poet and author Henry Lawson. It was released in hardback by Angus and Robertson in 1900, and features some of the author's lesser known stories.

The collection contains sixteen stories which are mostly reprinted from a variety of newspaper sources, with several published here for the first time. The story "The Hero of Redclay" was originally intended to be a novel but was shortened by the author and published here as a short story.

Contents

The shanty-keeper's wife -- A gentleman sharper and Steelman sharper -- An incident at Stiffner's -- The hero of Redclay -- The Darling River -- A case for the Oracle -- A daughter of Maoriland -- New year's night -- Black Joe -- They wait on the wharf in black -- Seeing the last of you -- Two boys at Grinder Brothers' -- The selector's daughter -- Mitchell on the "sex" and other "problems" -- The master's mistake -- The story of the Oracle.