''In Re a Gentleman, One''

Author(s): Andrew Barton Paterson

Genre(s): Multi-version (weekly And Fortnightly Poetry)

Narrators: Algy Pug, Bev J Stevens, Bruce Kachuk, Beth Thomas (1974-2020), David Lawrence, Fshort, Greg Giordano, Jude, Matthew Datcher, Scotty Smith, Tomas Peter, Tovarisch

Number of Chapters: 12

Length: 36 minutes

Language: English

Paterson lived and worked in Sydney for most of his adult life, but his poems mostly presented a highly romantic view of the bush and the iconic figure of the bushman. Influenced by the work of another Australian poet John Farrell, his representation of the bushman as a tough, independent and heroic underdog became the ideal qualities underpinning the national character. His work is often compared to the prose of Henry Lawson, particularly the seminal work, "The Drover's Wife", which presented a considerably less romantic view of the harshness of rural existence of the late 19th century.
(In regard to this poem. When an attorney is called before the Full Court to answer for any alleged misconduct it is not usual to publish his name until he is found guilty; until then the matter appears in the papers as "In re a Gentleman, One of the Attorneys of the Supreme Court," or, more shortly, "In re a Gent., One.") - Summary by Wikipedia