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'An Entertaining Young Genius' : C.J. Dennis and Adelaide
2014
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criticism
— Appears in: Adelaide : A Literary City 2014; (p. 77-93) -
Gadding About: C. J. Dennis and The Gadfly
2004
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 64 no. 3 2004; (p. 158-171) The author looks at C. J. Dennis' involvement in The Gadfly 'a significant, if little-known, piece of Australian newspaper history.' -
Stranger than Fiction
1994
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Advertiser Magazine , 26 February 1994; (p. 7) -
Chasing the Dapper Shadow
1994
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biography
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 23 August vol. 116 no. 5934 1994; (p. 86) -
Selected Works of C. J. Dennis : Introduction
1988
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: Selected Works of C. J. Dennis 1988; (p. 1-17) Watts gives a substantial account of Dennis's life and work. Watts describes the success and failures of Dennis's verse, paying particular attention to the publishing strategies of George Robertson. The ever-changing tastes of the book-buying public played a significant part in the success and failures of Dennis's books and the poet's poor financial management ensured that he could afford to concentrate solely on his verse for only a short period of his life.
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Gadding About: C. J. Dennis and The Gadfly
2004
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 64 no. 3 2004; (p. 158-171) The author looks at C. J. Dennis' involvement in The Gadfly 'a significant, if little-known, piece of Australian newspaper history.' -
Gadfly Days
1982
single work
biography
— Appears in: Talking About C.J. Dennis 1982; (p. 21-23) - y Old Books, Old Friends, Old Sydney Sydney London : Angus and Robertson , 1952 Z99470 1952 single work autobiography The memoirs of James Tyrrell (1875-1961) - famous bookman, bookseller and owner of several bookshops in Sydney during the late 19th and early 20th centuries - include his boyhood reminiscences of Sydney and his later encounters and experiences in Sydney's cultural and literary circles. He remembers the many 'booksfellows of all sorts' that he had the privilege 'to know or to see in one of my succession of shops or at Angus and Robertson' where he began his career (p.1). Among the many literary identities, illustrators, publishers, collectors, bibliophiles, politicians and public figures he got to know through his work were numerous significant Australian writers and artists, and his book is full of delightful anecdotes and interesting insights into Sydney's cultural, literary, political and social life at the time. The books is richly illustrated with old photos, facsimiles, portraits, cartoons, and a 'Reference Plan of City Streets, Sydney, 1888', reproduced from the Illustrated Sydney News. It also includes several poems by Australian writers celebrating Tyrrell's bookshop .
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C.J. Dennis and 'The Gadfly'
1962
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Letters , March vol. 4 no. 3 1962; (p. 12-27) The Vital Decade : Ten Years of Australian Art and Letters 1968; (p. 26-33) -
Selected Works of C. J. Dennis : Introduction
1988
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: Selected Works of C. J. Dennis 1988; (p. 1-17) Watts gives a substantial account of Dennis's life and work. Watts describes the success and failures of Dennis's verse, paying particular attention to the publishing strategies of George Robertson. The ever-changing tastes of the book-buying public played a significant part in the success and failures of Dennis's books and the poet's poor financial management ensured that he could afford to concentrate solely on his verse for only a short period of his life.
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