The collection would be most excellent read aloud in a proper British or Scottish accent. Please try again.You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition.Something went wrong. This amount is subject to change until you make payment. Mine is a 1906 hardback with a picture of a viking longboat on the cover.Joseph Rudyard Kipling was a journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist.“To things greater than all things are,   The first is Love, and the second War. I read these in small spurts during lunch hours and hold times on phone calls and other such moments. If you reside in an EU member state besides UK, import VAT on this purchase is not recoverable.

Departmental Ditties I'm a veteran of administration in foreign lands, and, wow, when it comes to silly bureaucracy, not much has changed since Kipling's time. Departmental Ditties Frequently Asked Questions. Both practices give his poems authenticity but make them harder to read. Subject to credit approval.The PayPal Credit account is issued by Synchrony Bank.Something went wrong. Good,Oh gallant was our galley from her carven steering-wheel,Where the sober-coloured cultivator smiles,My garden blazes brightly with the rose-bush and the peach,No hope, no change! Move over photo to zoom. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account.Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read.Start by marking “Departmental Ditties & Barrack Room Ballads” as Want to Read:Error rating book. $25.00 + $3.79 shipping . I thoroughly enjoyed this book, though agree with the GR description that suggests that a modern reader benefits from some notes and explanations.

Neither did most men of this time (and now?).

This Centenary Edition of the ballads is unlikely ever to be superseded.To see what your friends thought of this book.surprisingly fun collection of poems, many about the foils of bureaucracy. See photos.United States and many other countries This amount is subject to change until you make payment. Fun to read.A surprisingly fun collection of poems, many about the foils of bureaucracy. That he can make me laugh about paperwork 100 years later is a testament to his incredible wit. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Free shipping for many products! John Whitehead, critic and biographer who himself served with the Indian Army in Burma, has provided this in full measure in his entertaining and scholarly Introduction and comprehensive textual Notes. In any event, I'm glad to have been pushed to read some poetry from this era by a group here because I'd never have picked this up on my own. Delivery times may vary, especially during peak periods.Add to cart to save with this special offer.If you Buy It Now, you'll only be purchasing this item. Of course, the reality is a little more complicated than that -- first and foremost, Kipling is on the side of the humble soldier who maintains the Empire, not the politicians who created and expanded it in the first place.I have a 1913 Doubleday edition and no doubt would benefit a great deal from notes and expansive explanations. Departmental Ditties [Kipling, Rudyard] on Amazon.com. Barrack Room Ballads Rudyard Kipling Undated Dodge Publishing Company,Rare vintage Rudyard Kipling Barrack Room Ballads Dibigye & Henneberry,Barrack Room Ballads Departmental Ditties And Ballads By Rudyard Kipling JHSears,Ruryard Kipling volume 6 Departmental Ditties and Barrack-Room Ballads,1916 DEPARTMENTAL DITTIES AND BALLADS AND BARRACK ROOM BALLADS RUDYARD KIPLING,Barrack Room Ballads Departmental Ditties Rudyard Kipling 1964 Edition Book,{"modules":["unloadOptimization","bandwidthDetection"],"unloadOptimization":{"browsers":{"Firefox":true,"Chrome":true}},"bandwidthDetection":{"url":"https://ir.ebaystatic.com/cr/v/c1/thirtysevens.jpg","maxViews":4,"imgSize":37,"expiry":300000,"timeout":250}}.clearanceisland has no other items for sale.Recent sales price provided by the seller.The item you've selected was not added to your cart.Delivery time is estimated using our proprietary method which is based on the buyer's proximity to the item location, the shipping service selected, the seller's shipping history, and other factors. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. No more wine, then? I don't think I would have wanted to sit down and read this from cover to cover as it might have gotten overly repetitive that way.Some of these were really impressive, in terms of telling a story within a rigid meter structure. I wish someone would read this for librivox. Other offers may also be available.Interest will be charged to your account from the purchase date if the balance is not paid in full within 6 months. In any event, I'm glad to have been pushed to read some poetry from this era by a group here because I'd never have picked this up on my own.A surprisingly fun collection of poems, many about the foils of bureaucracy. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.Unable to add item to List. The verses are so clever.I never expected to like these as much as I have. Departmental Ditties and Ballads and Barrack-Room Ballads (1919) by Rudyard Kipling *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers.