The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke
C. J. Dennis
Lu par Algy Pug
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) (2 hr 8 min)
Chapitres
| 00 - Introduction | 2:29 | Lu par Algy Pug |
| 01 - A Spring Song | 5:24 | Lu par Algy Pug |
| 02 - The Intro | 6:13 | Lu par Algy Pug |
| 03 - The Stoush o' Day | 5:30 | Lu par Algy Pug |
| 04 - Doreen | 3:55 | Lu par Algy Pug |
| 05 - The Play | 6:25 | Lu par Algy Pug |
| 06 - The Stror 'at Coot | 8:11 | Lu par Algy Pug |
| 07 - The Siren | 6:51 | Lu par Algy Pug |
| 08 - Mar | 7:32 | Lu par Algy Pug |
| 09 - Pilot Cove | 5:03 | Lu par Algy Pug |
| 10 - Hitched | 7:31 | Lu par Algy Pug |
| 11 - Beef Tea | 5:53 | Lu par Algy Pug |
| 12 - Uncle Jim | 6:54 | Lu par Algy Pug |
| 13 - The Kid | 8:44 | Lu par Algy Pug |
| 14 - The Mooch o' Life | 4:41 | Lu par Algy Pug |
| 15 - Glossary | 36:52 | Lu par Algy Pug |
Critiques
A true Australian classic
Timothy Ferguson
An excellent book, read in an interesting way. Often Bill is read as a yokel or a rustic, and he is neither. Algy does an interesting take on his voice ; not rural, but not modern. Highly recommended.