TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dennis,C.J.
TI  - The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke
AV  - PR 
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Australian poetry
N1  - Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Songs_of_a_Sentimental_Bloke; Release date is 2003-12-01; Produced by an anonymous Project Gutenberg volunteer; Original publication data not identified
N2  - "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.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4730
ER  -