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War stories and poems / Rudyard Kipling ; edited with an introduction by Andrew Rutherford.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936, author.
- Series:
- Oxford world's classics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- South African War, 1899-1902--Fiction.
- South African War, 1899-1902.
- Colonies.
- Great Britain.
- Asia.
- World War, 1914-1918--Fiction.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- Great Britain--Colonies--Asia--Fiction.
- War poetry, English.
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Short stories.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxxix, 364 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
- System Details:
- text file
- 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.
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 1999.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on publisher information.
- Other Format:
- Print version :
- ISBN:
- 9780191923142
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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