The Years Between
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
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Pages: Good
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A collection of poetry rooted in the turbulence of World War One, The Years Between presents Rudyard Kipling at his most impassioned and politically charged, gathering verse written during the years spanning the conflict and its devastating aftermath. Kipling channels personal grief — most acutely the loss of his son John at the Battle of Loos in 1915 — alongside a fierce, unflinching patriotism into poems that range from mournful elegy to bitter indictment of those he held responsible for Britain's unpreparedness for war. The collection illustrates the full emotional and moral weight of an era defined by sacrifice, disillusionment, and the reckoning of a nation, rendered in Kipling's characteristically muscular, rhythmically commanding verse. Readers will find both the celebrated ballad-like accessibility that made Kipling a household name and a darker, more searching voice shaped by irreversible loss, making The Years Between an essential document of one of literature's most consequential periods.
Author: Rudyard Kipling
Format: Hardback
Published: 1919, Methuen and Co. Ltd., 36 Essex Street W.C., London
Genre: Poetry
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
A collection of poetry rooted in the turbulence of World War One, The Years Between presents Rudyard Kipling at his most impassioned and politically charged, gathering verse written during the years spanning the conflict and its devastating aftermath. Kipling channels personal grief — most acutely the loss of his son John at the Battle of Loos in 1915 — alongside a fierce, unflinching patriotism into poems that range from mournful elegy to bitter indictment of those he held responsible for Britain's unpreparedness for war. The collection illustrates the full emotional and moral weight of an era defined by sacrifice, disillusionment, and the reckoning of a nation, rendered in Kipling's characteristically muscular, rhythmically commanding verse. Readers will find both the celebrated ballad-like accessibility that made Kipling a household name and a darker, more searching voice shaped by irreversible loss, making The Years Between an essential document of one of literature's most consequential periods.