Barrack-room ballads

A collection of poems by Rudyard Kipling, published in 1892, written in the voices of British soldiers. The verses portray military life, campaigns abroad, and the hardships and camaraderie of the common rank-and-file soldier.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

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Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic poetry›British and Irish poetry, 1780 to 1900›Songs, ballads, and dialect verse

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Adults›Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic poetry›British and Irish poetry, 1780 to 1900›Songs, ballads, and dialect verse