9798547570933

Departmental Ditties and Barrack Room Ballads

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ISBN13: 9798547570933

Paperback|9798547570933


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Book Excerpt: ryswith and most mean Ulysses Gunne! WHAT HAPPENED Hurree Chunder Mookerjee, pride of Bow Bazaar, Owner of a native press, "Barrishter-at-Lar," Waited on the Government with a claim to wear Sabres by the bucketful, rifles by the pair. Then the Indian Government winked a wicked wink, Said to Chunder Mookerjee: "Stick to pen and ink. They are safer implements, but, if you insist, We will let you carry arms wheresoe'er you list." Hurree Chunder Mookerjee sought the gunsmith and Bought the tubes of Lancaster, Ballard, Dean, and Bland, Bought a shiny bowie-knife, bought a town-made sword, Jingled like a carriage-horse when he went abroad. But the Indian Government, always keen to please, Also gave permission to horrid men like these-- Yar Mahommed Yusufzai, down to kill or steal, Chimbu Singh from Bikaneer, Tantia the Bhil; Killar Khan the Marri chief, Jowar Singh the Sikh, Nubbee Baksh Punjabi Jat, Abdul Huq Rafiq- Read More

ISBN-13

9798547570933

ISBN-10

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0.61 Pounds

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9.00 x 6.00 x 0.36 In

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$6.99

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Pages

145 pages

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Published On

2021-08-30



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