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Departmental Ditties and Ballads and Barrack-room Ballads
Hardcover
ISBN13: 9781022914605
Publisher: Anson Street Press
Published: Mar 28 2025
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.99
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Experience Rudyard Kipling's sharp wit and evocative verse in Departmental Ditties and Barrack Room Ballads, a timeless collection capturing life in British India. This edition offers a glimpse into the era of colonialism through satirical observations and poignant portrayals of military life. Kipling's poetry explores the nuances of the British presence in India, offering insights into both the administrators and the common soldiers.
Departmental Ditties cleverly satirizes the bureaucratic absurdities of colonial administration, while Barrack Room Ballads vividly depicts the experiences, camaraderie, and hardships of soldiers serving in a faraway land. Kipling's rhythmic verse and keen eye for detail bring this historical period to life, offering a unique perspective on the complex relationship between colonizer and colonized. A valuable historical text and a testament to Kipling's enduring talent.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.
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