The Barrack-Room Ballads of Rudyard Kipling: Book Guide, Author and Facts
The Barrack-Room Ballads of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling — plot, author, genre and where to read, in one evergreen guide.
For the modern reader of Kipling's Barrack-Room Ballads - among the most enduringly popular poems ever published in England - some explanation of their contemporary expressions and allusions and their military context is necessary if he is to appreciate them in their full glory. John Whitehead, critic and biographer who himself served with the Indian Army in Burma, has provided this in full measure in his entertaining and scholarly Introduction and comprehensive textual Notes. This Centenary Edition of the ballads is unlikely ever to be superseded.
Quick facts about The Barrack-Room Ballads of Rudyard Kipling
- Title: The Barrack-Room Ballads of Rudyard Kipling
- Author: Rudyard Kipling
- First published: 1892
- Genre: soldiers, poetry, english poetry, history and criticism
- OpenLibrary ID: OL19992W
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The Barrack-Room Ballads of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling is widely available in print, ebook and audiobook editions from major retailers and libraries.
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What is The Barrack-Room Ballads of Rudyard Kipling about?
For the modern reader of Kipling's Barrack-Room Ballads - among the most enduringly popular poems ever published in England - some explanation of their contemporary expressions and allusions and their military context is necessary if he is to appreciate them in their full glory.
Who wrote The Barrack-Room Ballads of Rudyard Kipling?
The Barrack-Room Ballads of Rudyard Kipling was written by Rudyard Kipling.
When was The Barrack-Room Ballads of Rudyard Kipling published?
The Barrack-Room Ballads of Rudyard Kipling was first published in 1892.
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