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Dennis's books, and discover why he remains a cherished figure in Australian literature. His works, categorised under General Fiction, promise to enrich your reading experience with their vivid portrayal of life's simple pleasures and trials in early Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"doreen-by-cj-dennis-9781920897529","title":"Doreen","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDoreen\u003c\/i\u003e, the third C.J. 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On its release it was described by the Bulletin as'finely patriotic' and 'uniquely Australian'. It articulates the Anzac legend through the verses about Mick's feats in the Dardenelles and its values of courage, mateship, nationalism and sacrifice. This new edition of The Moods of Ginger Mick is a part of the Australian Classics Library series intended to make classic texts of Australian literature more widely available for the secondary school and undergraduate university classroom, and to the general reader. The series is co-edited by Emeritus Professor Bruce Bennett of the University of New South Wales and Professor Robert Dixon, Professor of Australian Literature at the University of Sydney, in conjunction with SETIS, Sydney University Press, AustLit and the Copyright Agency Limited. 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Australia’s most popular poet, Dennis sold over 700,000 books and published more than 4,000 poems, creating enduring characters such as The Sentimental Bloke, Doreen and Ginger Mick, giving voice to Australians shaped by war and its aftermath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLess widely recognised is his role in shaping Australia’s culture of remembrance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe wrote of the war in \u003ci\u003eThe Moods of Ginger Mick\u003c\/i\u003e, of its aftermath in \u003ci\u003eDigger Smith\u003c\/i\u003e, and from 1922 to 1938 marked Anzac Day and Armistice Day each year in the Melbourne Herald, recording how the Anzac story was remembered as the men of the AIF aged and a new generation inherited their story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the first collection to bring together his Anzac poetry from 1908 to 1938, including classic verse alongside 44 Anzac Day and Armistice Day poems never before collected in one volume. These works have not been republished since their original appearance in the Melbourne Herald.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePresented chronologically, the collection offers a rare record of how the Anzac legacy evolved from the immediacy of war to a broader sense of Australian identity. 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