RUDYARD KIPLING: Departmental Ditties and Ballads and Barrack Room Ballads

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Original/Facsimile: Original Personalized: No Year Printed: 1917 Subject: Literature & Fiction Country of Origin: United States Place of Publication: United States Signed: No Language: English Special Attributes: Authorized Edition Topic: Literature Publisher: Doubleday, Page & Company Binding: Hardcover Author: Rudyard Kipling Region: North America

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RUDYARD KIPLING: Departmental Ditties and Ballads and Barrack Room Ballads. The work is characterized by its humorous and satirical exploration of military and colonial life, particularly focusing on the British Empire's presence in India. Acceptable authorized edition published in 1917 by Doubleday, Page, and Company. Departmental Ditties and Barrack Room Ballads" by Rudyard Kipling is a collection of poetry written during the late 19th century. The work is characterized by its humorous and satirical exploration of military and colonial life, particularly focusing on the British Empire's presence in India. Through a series of ballads and verses, Kipling offers insight into the lives, struggles, and peculiarities of soldiers and bureaucrats, often evoking themes of camaraderie, folly, and the complexities of imperialism.