The Life And Times Of C. J. Dennis

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: Good
Publisher: Angus And Robertson
Publisher Place: Sydney
Publisher Year: 1982
Edition: Reprint

Description: 224 pages. Jacket is in general good condition. There is some light reading wear present, but still a presentable copy. Book is in Very good condition throughout. This Is The Only Extensive Study Of C.J.Dennis And His Work.

Publishers Description: The characters in C.J. Denniss The Sentimental Bloke won Australias heart within a year of the books first publication in 1915. Reprint followed successful reprint, and soon Bill, Doreen and Ginger Mick made fresh appearances in other Dennis works. His verses touched the very heart of human nature. The joys of the unrefined language, and the sentiment and philosophy, coupled with the smoothness of the rhyming, were wholly agreeable. But how much of the writer was reflected in his characters Inevitably the impression developed that Dennis was built along the same lines as the Bloke and Ginger Mick.This book reveals the literary father of these robust larrikins as being very different from these expectations. In tracing C. J. Denniss background, Alec H. Chisholm tells of his turbulent childhood, his variety of profitless occupations as a young man, his foray into satiric journalism, and his ultimate success - a fascinating story. At age 38 Dennis was broke, single, depressed and footloose; within three years he was a man of some affluence, enjoying a nation-wide reputation, a measure of fame abroad, and married life.This is the only extensive study of C. J. Dennis and his work. Chisholm and Dennis were friends of long standing, which adds first-hand value to the biography. Supplementary material, including recollections, accounts of recent developments and scores of memorabilia photographs, has been included in this edition by consultant editor Barry Watts to complement the original manuscript.Jacket illustration and design by Lynda Christie

ISBN: 0207144680