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War stories and poems /

This unique anthology of Kipling's war stories and poems provides critical comment on the ineptitude of the British in the Boer War. Including such stories as 'Barrack-Room Ballads,' this work provides tales of courage and adventure, as well as shameful episodes of retreat and failure...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936 (Author)
Other Authors: Rutherford, Andrew, 1929-1998 (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Series:Oxford world's classics.
Subjects:
South African War, 1899-1902 > Fiction.
World War, 1914-1918 > Fiction.
Great Britain > Colonies > Asia > Fiction.
War poetry, English.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This unique anthology of Kipling's war stories and poems provides critical comment on the ineptitude of the British in the Boer War. Including such stories as 'Barrack-Room Ballads,' this work provides tales of courage and adventure, as well as shameful episodes of retreat and failure.
Item Description:Previously issued in print: 1999.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxxix, 364 pages).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780191923142 (ebook) :
DOI:10.1093/owc/9780199555505.001.0001