Length5h 42m
About this audiobook
These verses capture the pulsing energy of a decade, reflecting the pride, the sorrow, and the relentless momentum of an empire at its peak.
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Includes Goodreads
GenrePoetry
Length5 hrs 42 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 23, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1BARRACK-ROOM BALLADS 1889-1891
26THE BALLAD OF THE KING'S MERCY
2BARRACK-ROOM BALLADS AND OTHER VERSES
27THE BALLAD OF THE KING'S JEST
3BARRACK-ROOM BALLADS
28WITH SCINDIA TO DELHI
4TOMMY
29THE BALLAD OF BOH DA THONE
5“FUZZY-WUZZY”
30THE LAMENT OF THE BORDER CATTLE THIEF
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6SOLDIER, SOLDIER
31THE RHYME OF THE THREE CAPTAINS
7SCREW-GUNS
32THE BALLAD OF THE “CLAMPHERDOWN”
8CELLS
33THE BALLAD OF THE “BOLIVAR”
9GUNGA DIN
34THE SACRIFICE OF ER-HEB
10OONTS
35THE EXPLANATION
11LOOT
36THE GIFT OF THE SEA
12“SNARLEYOW”
37EVARRA AND HIS GODS
13THE WIDOW AT WINDSOR
38THE CONUNDRUM OF THE WORKSHOPS
14BELTS
39THE LEGEND OF EVIL
15THE YOUNG BRITISH SOLDIER
40THE ENGLISH FLAG
16MANDALAY
41“CLEARED”
17TROOPIN'
42AN IMPERIAL RESCRIPT
18THE WIDOW'S PARTY
43TOMLINSON
19FORD O' KABUL RIVER
44L'ENVOI TO “LIFE'S HANDICAP”
20GENTLEMEN-RANKERS
45L'ENVOI
21ROUTE MARCHIN'
46THE SEVEN SEAS
22SHILLIN' A DAY
47DEDICATION: To the City of Bombay
23OTHER VERSES
48THE SEVEN SEAS
24THE BALLAD OF EAST AND WEST
49A SONG OF THE ENGLISH
25THE LAST SUTTEE
50THE FIRST CHANTEY
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