Soldiers Three by Rudyard Kipling
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"Soldiers Three" by Rudyard Kipling is a collection of short stories published in 1888. The work centers on three British soldiers—Learoyd, Mulvaney, and Ortheris—serving in Afghanistan during the twilight of the British Empire. Through their adventures and unvarnished commentary, these enlisted men reveal the raw realities of colonial warfare in central Asia. The stories capture a side of the British Tommy rarely seen, as the soldiers act foolishly, critique their superiors, and
confront the brutal truths of imperial military life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936 |
|---|---|
| Title | Soldiers Three |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soldiers_Three |
| Contents | The god from the machine -- Of those called -- Private Learoyd's story -- The big drunk draf' -- The wreck of the Visigoth -- The solid Muldoon -- With the main guard -- In the matter of a private -- Black Jack -- L'envoi -- Poor dear Mamma -- The world without -- The tents of Kedar -- With any amazement -- The garden of Eden -- Fatima -- The valley of the shadow -- The swelling of Jordan -- Dray wara yow dee -- The judgment of Dungara -- At Howli Thana -- Gemini -- At twenty-two -- In flood time -- The sending of Dana Da -- On the city wall. |
| Credits |
Text file produced by Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 91.3 (5th grade). Very easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Soldiers -- Fiction |
| Subject | Short stories, English |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 6120 |
| Release Date | Jul 1, 2004 |
| Last Update | Jun 20, 2018 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 841 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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