RUDYARD KIPLING: Departmental Ditties and Ballads and Barrack Room Ballads

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

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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.