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The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke is a verse novel by Australian novelist and poet C. J. Dennis. The book sold over 60,000 copies in nine editions within the first year, and is probably one of the highest selling verse novels ever published in Australia.

The novel 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. C.J. Dennis went on to publish three sequels to this novel: The Moods of Ginger Mick (1916), Doreen (1917) and Rose of Spadgers (1924(Introduction from Wikipedia)
16 Episodes
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00 - Introduction

00 - Introduction

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01 - A Spring Song

01 - A Spring Song

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02 - The Intro

02 - The Intro

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03 - The Stoush o' Day

03 - The Stoush o' Day

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04 - Doreen

04 - Doreen

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05 - The Play

05 - The Play

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07 - The Siren

07 - The Siren

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08 - Mar

08 - Mar

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09 - Pilot Cove

09 - Pilot Cove

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10 - Hitched

10 - Hitched

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11 - Beef Tea

11 - Beef Tea

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12 - Uncle Jim

12 - Uncle Jim

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13 - The Kid

13 - The Kid

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14 - The Mooch o' Life

14 - The Mooch o' Life

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15 - Glossary

15 - Glossary

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