When C. J. Dennis wrote the book "The Sentimental Bloke" he rose from obscurity to national fame as Australia's Laureate of the Larrikin. Several other books followed, all popular, all in the same vein. This book is a selection of the highlights of nine books and a booklet. C. J. Dennis is buried in Box Hill Cemetery. His grave is visited on one of the cemetery tours conducted byn Box Hill Historical Society.poetry, dennis> c. j. (clarence michael james), cemeteries, box hill, poets