{"product_id":"the-anzac-legacy-of-c-j-dennis-by-cj-dennis-9781923720152","title":"The Anzac Legacy of C J Dennis","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘I picked it up as an attractive and unusual opportunity, but read it cover to cover, smiling and laughing at CJ Dennis’ humour and insight, and from time to time, slowing down to absorb the pathos and sadness that is part of the Anzac legacy.’\u003c\/i\u003e — General Sir Peter Cosgrove AK CVO MC\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e150 years on, the voice that captured a generation returns to tell the Anzac story in full.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2026, the 150th anniversary of C J Dennis marks a major moment of rediscovery. 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. It captures the spirit and sacrifice of those who served, and the passing of their story into national memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing a foreword by General Sir Peter Cosgrove, \u003ci\u003eThe Anzac Legacy of C J Dennis\u003c\/i\u003e affirms Dennis as a defining voice in Australia’s Anzac story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A powerful and deeply human record of the Anzac story, captured as it was lived and remembered.’\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Across three decades, Dennis recorded not just a war, but how a nation came to remember it.’\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47745314259180,"sku":"9781923720152","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781923720152-the-anzac-legacy-of-c-j-dennis.jpg?v=1781499879","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-anzac-legacy-of-c-j-dennis-by-cj-dennis-9781923720152","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}