Dustjacket synopsis:
"The sentimental bloke and his Doreen, Ginger Mick and Rose, Digger Smith and the many other larrikins, lasses, soldiers and settlers that people the verse stories of C.J. Dennis won the hearts of fellow Australians when first they appeared early this century. Such is the humanity to be found in their lives and the wisdom and humour in the teeling of their stories that they continue to cast their spell.

"Yet, while best known for The Sentimental Bloke and other vernacular verse tales, Dennis also wrote many a salty bush ballad, the lilting fantasy that is The Glugs of Gosh, a collection of merry verses for children and, in later years, a weekly verse for the Melbourne Herald. This collection is a sampler including something from each, presented with many of the sensitive illustrations Hal Gye prepared for the original editions.

"Few who turn these pages will fail to respond with joy to the robust humour and human-hearted tenderness that light Dennis's work and are his great contribution to Australian writing."