'The story of C.J. Dennis' by Hal Gye

Component identifier:

Item 100

Content Summary:

Autograph manuscript. 80pp. Fcp. The author's first draft. With frontispiece and illustrated title page drawn by the author.

Bound in citron half-morocco by Riviere.

In the introduction the author writes: 'A memory and account of the poet; of his doings before the publication of The sentimental bloke and to the end of his days'. This is a gossiping yarn by the artist of how 'Den' worked; the methods of his versification; and how he came by his ideas and carried them out. Nobody was more fitted to write of Dennis than his illustrator, who was also his friend and companion for so many years. The manuscript runs to approximately 45,000 words, and is uncompleted.

Immediate source of acquisition:

The collection was purchased from Harry Chaplin in 1981.

Names:

Chaplin, Harry F.

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