Bibliography

Books
Backblock Ballads and Other Verses 1913
The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke 1915
The Moods of Ginger Mick 1916
The Glugs of Gosh 1917
Doreen 1917
Digger Smith 1918
Backblock Ballads and Later Verses 1918
Jim of the Hills 1919
A Book for Kids 1921, later reissued as Roundabout, 1935
Rose of Spadgers 1924
The Singing Garden 1935

Collections
Selected Verse of C.J. Dennis 1950, chosen and introduced by Alec H. Chisholm
Random Verse 1952, edited by Margaret Herron
Merry-Go-Round 1975, illustrated by Lee Whitmore
Pickering's Salute to the Sentimental Bloke 1978, illustrated by Larry Pickering
The C.J. Dennis Collection 1987, edited by Garrie Hutchinson
Selected Works of C.J. Dennis 1988, introduced by Barry Watts
Favourite Poems of C.J. Dennis 1989, with full colour illustrations by Brendan Akhurst
The Triantiwontigongolope and Other Funny Poems 1989, illustrated by Patricia Mullins
More than a Sentimental Bloke - A Performance 1990, John Derum as C.J. Dennis
Hist! 1991, with pictures by P.J. Gouldthorpe

Biographical Works
The Making of the Sentimental Bloke by Alec H. Chilsolm, 1946
Down the Years by Margaret Herron, 1953
C.J. Dennis: His Life and Work by Ian F. MacLaren, 1961
The Life and Verse of C.J. Dennis by Audrey Cleeve, 1976
C.J. Dennis, the Sentimental Bloke: An Appraisal after 100 years of his birth by Geoffrey Hutton, 1976
The World of the Sentimental Bloke compiled by Barry Watts, 1976
The Life and Times of C.J. Dennis by Alec H. Chisholm, 1982
Talking about C.J. Dennis 1982, by Ian F. McLaren

Indexes
C.J. Dennis, a chronological checklist of contributions to journals compiled by Ian F. McLaren, 1979
C.J. Dennis, a comprehensive bibliography based on the collection of the compiler compiled by Ian F. McLaren, 1979
C.J. Dennis - Articles and Verse [published in the Melbourne Herald 1926-38] compiled by the staff at the Herald and Weekly Times, 19?
C.J. Dennis in the Herald and Weekly Times compiled by Ian F. McLaren, 1981

Dramatic Adaptations
The Sentimental Bloke became the subject of a silent film in 1918, a stage play in 1922, a sound film in 1932 and a musical in 1961.
The Australian Broadcasting Commission made a television adaptation of the musical in 1976 with Graeme Blundell as Bill, Geraldine Turner as Doreen, Jimmy Hannan as Ginger Mick and Nancye Hayes as Rose.
In 1976 ABC-TV also produced The Life and Times of C.J. Dennis with John Derum in the title role, based on his one-man show.

Other Notes
In 1983 Australia Post issued a running set of five 27c stamps celebrating The Bloke.

Other Web Pages of Interest
Martin Flanagan reflects on the meaning of Anzac Day to modern Australians and how C.J. Dennis's work helped to shape that view.