Barrack-room ballads and Departmental ditties vs Barrack-room ballads and other verses: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Barrack-room ballads and Departmental ditties

Barrack-room ballads and Departmental ditties Rudyard Kipling · 1900 174 pages · ≈ 3 h 13 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Barrack-room ballads and other verses

Barrack-room ballads and other verses Rudyard Kipling · 1890 ★★★★☆ 3.6 208 pages · ≈ 3 h 51 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Barrack-room ballads and Departmental ditties is the easier read (Challenging), Barrack-room ballads and other verses more demanding (Demanding).

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