{"product_id":"9781920897604","title":"The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke","description":"Author: C.J. Dennis\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781920897604\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Sydney University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 30 Sep 2004\u003cbr\u003ePages: 78 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Henry Lawson's Foreword to\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003cem\u003eThe Songs of a Sentimental Bloke\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Sentimental Bloke, while running through the\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003cem\u003eBulletin\u003c\/em\u003e, brightened up many dark days for me. He is more perfect than any alleged \"larrikin\" or Bottle-O character I have ever attempted to sketch, not even excepting my own beloved Benno. Take the first poem for instance, where the Sentimental Bloke gets the hump. How many men, in how many different parts of the world - and of how many different languages - have had the same feeling - the longing for something better - to be something better?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe exquisite humour of\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003cem\u003eThe Sentimental Bloke\u003c\/em\u003e\u0026amp;nbsp;speaks for itself; but there's a danger that its brilliance may obscure the rest, especially for minds, of all stations, that, apart from sport and racing, are totally devoted to boiling\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003cbr\u003e\"The cabbitch storks or somethink\"\u003cbr\u003ein this social \"pickle found-ery\" of ours.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47925015249054,"sku":"ING-9781920897604","price":19.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781920897604.jpg?v=1782957459","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781920897604","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}