Here's Lower

by Lennie Lower

Lennie Lower, Australia's answer to James Thurber and S.J. Perelman, wrote humorous columns for Smith's Weekly and The Women's Weekly and by 1930 was seen as our greatest humorist with his novel Here's Luck . Here's Lower is a selection of the whimsical Lower from his newspaper columns of the 1930s. These short tales are the showcase for Lower's natural anarchy - whether it is Banking, A Tip from the Treasurer, or The Cruel Tactics of the Emu, Lower's heroic attempts at a plausible explanation range from savage to subtle, slapstick to nonsensical. Here's Lower is the best book in town. It's perfect reading these cold days of the recession, which couldn't have come at a worse time - just when everyone was out of work. - Graeme Blundell, Sydney Morning Herald

191 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1983

About the author

Leonard (Lennie) Waldemar Lower (24 September 1903 - 19 July 1947) was an Australian humourist who is still considered by many to be the comic genius of Australian journalism.

Lower was born in Dubbo, New South Wales. His father was a pharmacist and his mother was Florence McInerney. Educated in Sydney, Lower joined the army for a brief time before turning to journalism, where his talents as a humorist soon gained him a legion of dedicated fans and a place in Australian history. He wrote up to eight columns each week for a variety of newspapers in Sydney during the Depression and World War II.