The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke
A Melbourne larrikin falls for Doreen, told in verse and in glorious slang, with Dennis's own glossary. Text only: the original illustrations are not included.
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About 14,621 words · roughly 1.0 hours of reading (short) · 4 sections online · In: Bush poetry
Why this is free
- In Australia
C. J. Dennis (author) died in 1938. Australian copyright then lasted 50 years after the author's death, so it ended on 31 December 1988. The 2005 extension to 70 years did not revive copyright that had already expired.
Henry Lawson (foreword) died in 1922. Australian copyright then lasted 50 years after the author's death, so it ended on 31 December 1972. The 2005 extension to 70 years did not revive copyright that had already expired.
- In the United States
First published in 1915. In the United States, works published before 1 January 1931 are in the public domain.
- Our text
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Derived from the volunteer transcription published as Project Gutenberg eBook #4730 (public domain in the US). We removed that project's header, footer, licence and trademark text, producer notes and all images, then re-packaged the text. This edition is not affiliated with or endorsed by that project. Our thanks to its volunteers.
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rights.json, checked 2026-10-19. Death dates: C. J. Dennis (Wikidata, catalogue); Henry Lawson (Wikidata, catalogue). First publication: reference.
