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The Sentimental Bloke
Author: C.J. Dennis
Narrator: John Derum
Unabridged: 1 hr 16 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: ETT Imprint
Published: 05/01/2022
Category: Poetry - Australian & Oceanian
Synopsis
The Sentimental Bloke tells the story of Bill, a member of a larrikin push (or gang) in Melbourne's Little Lonsdale red-light district, who encounters Doreen, a young woman "of some social aspiration", in a local market. Narrated by Bill, the poems chronicle their courtship and marriage, detailing his transformation from a violence-prone gang member to a contented husband and father. Read by John Derum, these "songs" show us the great romance of the Bloke and his girl Doreen, full of Australian slang about such hi-fallutin' things.