Project Gutenberg 2007-01-15 Public domain in the USA. 83 Dum-Dum 1869 1952 Kendall, John Kaye Rhymes of the East and Re-collected Verses Reading ease score: 72.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Steven Gibbs, Sankar Viswanathan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Rhymes of the East and Re-collected Verses by Dum-Dum" is a collection of humorous and whimsical poetry written in the early 20th century, specifically in 1905. The author, Dum-Dum, explores themes related to life in colonial India, interspersed with levity, observations, and reflections on nature and relationships. This compilation largely repurposes verses previously published in "Punch" and draws from the author's own experiences during his service in India, evoking a sense of nostalgia and cultural satire. In this varied collection, Dum-Dum presents a series of poems that depict life as a colonial soldier, filled with light-hearted critiques of military life, challenges of colonial existence, and humorous takes on love and relationships. Among these poems, readers can find playful odes, whimsical anecdotes about animals and landscapes, as well as sharp observations of human nature and societal norms. The tone shifts from comical to reflective, engaging readers with vibrant imagery and wit while painting a picturesque yet critical lens on the life of expatriates in India. Overall, the volume merges personal narrative with a keen social commentary delivered through the author's unique poetic style. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English poetry -- 20th century India -- Poetry PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 161821 161822 2024-10-09T05:13:49.612977 2023-09-09T07:49:54.894014 text/html text/html 163725 2007-01-15T05:26:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 45687 2007-01-15T05:26:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 118634 2024-10-09T05:13:58.019947 application/epub+zip 117763 2024-10-09T05:13:52.329995 application/epub+zip 117762 2024-10-09T05:13:50.759961 application/epub+zip 304186 2024-10-09T05:14:01.658949 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373409 2024-10-09T05:13:56.683291 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 341987 2022-09-09T14:15:24.602893 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 96612 96507 2024-10-09T05:13:48.301006 2023-09-09T07:49:53.801039 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 96540 2007-01-15T05:26:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 38865 2007-01-15T05:26:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 96530 2007-01-15T05:26:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 38821 2007-01-15T05:26:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21492 2024-10-09T05:14:01.798903 application/rdf+xml 15165 2024-10-09T05:13:51.337971 image/jpeg 3440 2024-10-09T05:13:51.043966 image/jpeg 111918 2024-10-09T05:13:49.624985 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog