Bill & Doreen's Courtship (Selections from "The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke")

C. J. Dennis (1876 - 1938)

"The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke" is a verse novel by Australian novelist and poet C. J. Dennis. The work was first published in book form in 1915 and sold over 60,000 copies in nine editions within the first year. A special pocket edition was even printed for the Australian soldiers in the trenches during the Great War.
"The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke" tells the story of Bill, a larrikin of the Little Lonsdale Street push, who is introduced to a young woman by the name of Doreen. The book chronicles their courtship and marriage, detailing Bill's transformation from a violence-prone gang member to a contented husband and father.
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Genre(s): Poetry, Romance

Language: English

Keyword(s): romance (1051), humor (638), humour (146), redemption (18), australian poetry (10), verse novel (4)

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 A Spring Song Son of the Exiles
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Play 02 The Intro Son of the Exiles
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Play 03 Doreen Son of the Exiles
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Play 04 The Play Son of the Exiles
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Play 05 The Stror 'At Coot Son of the Exiles
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Play 06 The Siren Son of the Exiles
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