Project Gutenberg 2004-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 384 Kipling, Rudyard 1865 1936 Kipling, R. (Rudyard) Kipling, Joseph Rudyard Soldiers Three Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soldiers_Three 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 -- 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. Text file produced by Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "Soldiers Three" by Rudyard Kipling is a collection of short stories written during the late 19th century. The work presents vignettes of military life in British India, revolving around the exploits and experiences of three main characters: Private Mulvaney, Private Learoyd, and Private Ortheris. Through humor and drama, Kipling explores themes of camaraderie, honor, and the complexities of soldiering. At the start of "Soldiers Three," the scene is set with a lively description of a ball hosted by the Inexpressibles, a regiment in the British army. We meet Private Mulvaney, who, while stationed as a sentry, finds himself in the midst of a comedic situation involving a humorous mix of high spirits and indulgent excess. Mulvaney engages in banter with his fellow soldier, Ortheris, about their shared experiences and stories from their past, illustrating the close bond between them. Through Mulvaney's anecdotes, the opening introduces a flavor of soldierly life, characterizes the comradeship and mischief within the ranks, and hints at the tales to come, which will delve deeper into their adventures and challenges. The narrative is rich in humor and cultural reflections, providing a glimpse into the lives of these soldiers stationed far from home. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 91.3 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Soldiers -- Fiction Short stories, English PR Text Category: Short Stories Category: Humour Category: British Literature 607759 2025-07-03T06:35:29.446654 text/html 623177 2018-06-20T05:33:20 text/html 287146 2025-07-03T06:35:38.014636 application/epub+zip 295602 2025-07-03T06:35:31.596618 application/epub+zip 295602 2025-07-03T06:35:30.349620 application/epub+zip 510760 2025-07-03T06:35:42.783598 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 468300 2025-07-03T06:35:37.206589 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 435111 2022-09-03T10:28:05.638538 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 515072 2025-07-03T06:35:28.055692 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 514916 2018-06-20T05:33:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 513071 2014-10-23T11:13:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21208 2025-07-03T06:35:43.253560 application/rdf+xml 11904 2025-07-03T06:35:30.858618 image/jpeg 3194 2025-07-03T06:35:30.602634 image/jpeg 203835 2018-06-20T05:33:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 213967 2018-06-20T05:33:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 203566 2014-10-23T11:16:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 278185 2025-07-03T06:35:29.493657 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia