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Barrack-Room Ballads

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Barrack-Room Ballads is a collection of poems by Rudyard Kipling which describe life in the British Army, particularly in India, in his time. The poems are written in the voice and language of soldiers of that time. The collection includes some of his best known poems. (Summary by Alan Mapstone) (2 hr 12 min)

Chapters

Dedication

1:11

Read by Alan Mapstone

Danny Deever

3:00

Read by Alan Mapstone

Tommy

3:34

Read by Alan Mapstone

Fuzzy-Wuzzy

2:58

Read by Peter Yearsley

Soldier, Soldier

2:44

Read by Alan Mapstone

Screw-Guns

4:39

Read by KHand

Cells

2:19

Read by KHand

Gunga Din

4:15

Read by Alan Mapstone

Oonts

3:21

Read by dc

Loot

5:53

Read by Adrian Stephens

'Snarleyow'

3:09

Read by czandra

The Widow at Windsor

2:36

Read by Alan Mapstone

Belts

3:38

Read by dc

The Young British Soldier

6:38

Read by Sheridan Alistair

Mandalay

3:59

Read by Alan Mapstone

Troopin'

2:40

Read by Adrian Stephens

The Widow's Party

2:47

Read by Adrian Stephens

Ford o' Kabul River

2:53

Read by Alan Mapstone

Gentlemen Rankers

3:47

Read by Adrian Stephens

Route Marchin'

4:44

Read by Adrian Stephens

Shillin' a Day

1:28

Read by dc

'Bobs'

3:14

Read by Alan Mapstone

'Back to the Army Again'

3:37

Read by Richa Jain

'Birds of Prey' March

2:36

Read by Lee Vogler

'Soldier an' Salor Too'

3:55

Read by dc

Sappers

5:01

Read by Alan Mapstone

That Day

2:38

Read by Richa Jain

'The Men that fought at Minden'

3:18

Read by Alan Mapstone

Cholera Camp

3:53

Read by Larry Wilson

The Ladies

3:37

Read by pclaffey

Bill 'Awkins

1:31

Read by Bruce Kachuk

The Mother-Lodge

2:49

Read by Peter Yearsley

'Follow Me 'Ome'

2:23

Read by Alan Mapstone

The Sergeant's Weddin'

2:30

Read by Alan Mapstone

The Jacket

4:29

Read by Alan Mapstone

The 'Eathen

5:09

Read by dc

The Shut-Eye Sentry

4:12

Read by Alan Mapstone

'Mary, Pity Women!'

2:37

Read by czandra

For to Admire

3:16

Read by Alan Mapstone