C.J. DENNIS: A COLLECTION OF VERSE book cover
  C.J. Dennis: A Collection of Verse
2005

Cover painting by Hal Gye
   

 

Dustjacket synopsis:
"Arguably Australia's best-loved rhyme-maker, this 'Laureate of the Larrikin' achieved fame as the author of The Songs of the Sentimental Bloke, first published in 1915. This collection of verse brings together 15 of C.J. Dennis' poems - delightfully illustrated with images form the National Library's outstanding Manuscript Collection. Laugh your way through the hi-jinks of 'The Bloke', Ginger Mick, and Doreen and Digger Smith, to name a few. An Australian classic, entertaining and enjoyable."

Contents:

Biography
Australaise
The Lovers
The Stoush O' Day
Beef Tea
A Letter to the Front
Joi, the Glug
The End of Joi
Possum
A Square Deal
An Old Master
Flames
The Music of Your Voice
The Ant Explorer
A Holy War
Green Walls

From the National Library of Australia paperback edition, 2005.

Copyright © Perry Middlemiss 2005