The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke by C. J. Dennis
"The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke" by C. J. Dennis is a verse novel published in 1915. Written in rough Australian slang, it tells the story of Bill, a larrikin gang member in Melbourne's red-light district, who falls for Doreen, a young woman with social aspirations. Through poems narrated by Bill himself, the work chronicles their courtship and marriage, tracing his transformation from a violence-prone street tough to a devoted husband and
father. It became Australia's best-selling poetry book ever. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Dennis, C. J. (Clarence James), 1876-1938 |
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| Title | The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Songs_of_a_Sentimental_Bloke |
| Credits | Produced by an anonymous Project Gutenberg volunteer |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 93.7 (5th grade). Very easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Australian poetry |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 4730 |
| Release Date | Dec 1, 2003 |
| Most Recently Updated | Dec 28, 2020 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 431 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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