The Glugs of Gosh by C. J. Dennis
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"The Glugs of Gosh" by C. J. Dennis is a book of satirical verse published in 1917. Written in the style of children's nonsense poetry, it depicts life in the fictional kingdom of Gosh, inhabited by the Glugs—a "stupid race of docile folk." Through thirteen interconnected poems, Dennis attacks free trade, social conformity, intellectual cowardice, and bureaucracy in Australian society. The work follows iconoclastic protectionist Joi and his poet son Sym as
Gosh faces economic crisis and war. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Dennis, C. J. (Clarence James), 1876-1938 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Glugs of Gosh |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Glugs_of_Gosh |
| Credits | Produced by Col Choat |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 87.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Australian poetry |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 16362 |
| Release Date | Jul 27, 2005 |
| Last Update | Dec 12, 2020 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 397 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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