The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke by C. J. Dennis

The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke is a verse novel by Australian novelist and poet C. J. Dennis. The book sold over 60,000 copies in nine editions within the first year, and is probably one of the highest selling verse novels ever published in Australia.The novel tells the story of Bill, a larrikin of the Little Lonsdale Street Push, who is introduced to a young woman by the name of Doreen. The book chronicles their courtship and marriage, detailing Bill’s transformation from a violence-prone gang member to a contented husband and father. C.J. Dennis went on to publish three sequels to this novel: The Moods of Ginger Mick (1916), Doreen (1917) and Rose of Spadgers (1924)

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Tuesday Jan 02, 2024

Part 2 – Poems 8 – 14

Monday Jan 01, 2024

Monday Jan 01, 2024

Part 3 – Glossary

Sunday Dec 31, 2023

Sunday Dec 31, 2023

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