Songs of a Sentimental Bloke - Text Classics
Author(s): Dennis C. J.
Introduced by Jack Thompson The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke, a comic verse novel, was first published in book form in 1915 and sold more than sixty thousand copies in nine editions within a year. By the mid-1970s nearly three hundred thousand copies had been sold internationally. One of the most famous works of Australian literature, it tells the story of Bill, a larrikin, who meets a young woman named Doreen. The book chronicles their courtship and marriage, and Bill's transformation from a thuggish gang member to a contented husband and father. With a new introduction by the actor Jack Thompson, renowned for his readings of C. J. Dennis's work. www.textclassics.com.au
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General Fields
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- : Text Publishing Company
- : Text Publishing Company
- : 0.095
- : 01 August 2012
- : 199mm X 130mm X 12mm
- : Australia
- : 01 December 2012
- : books
Special Fields
- : Dennis C. J.
- : Paperback
- : New edition
- : en
- : General Adult
- : 128
- : DCF