C. J. Dennis: A Collection of Verse

C. J. Dennis (1876–1938)

National Library of Australia, 2005

Cover painting by Hal Gye

Dust-jacket 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.

This collection brings together fifteen of Dennis’s poems, illustrated with images from the National Library’s manuscript collection. Featuring characters such as The Bloke, Ginger Mick, Doreen and Digger Smith, it remains an entertaining and enduring Australian classic.