Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Songs_of_a_Sentimental_Bloke

Release date is 2003-12-01

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"The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke" by C. J. Dennis is a verse novel published in 1915. Written in rough Australian slang, it tells the story of Bill, a larrikin gang member in Melbourne's red-light district, who falls for Doreen, a young woman with social aspirations. Through poems narrated by Bill himself, the work chronicles their courtship and marriage, tracing his transformation from a violence-prone street tough to a devoted husband and father. It became Australia's best-selling poetry book ever. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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