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The Last of the Light Brigade
(notes edited by John McGivering and John Radcliffe)
Book • 1890
Written in 1890, the poem depicts twenty destitute survivors of the 1854 Charge of the Light Brigade visiting Alfred Lord Tennyson, who had immortalised their bravery in his famous poem, to highlight their abandonment by England.
Kipling expresses anger at the British public's and government's failure to support these heroes, now starving and heading to workhouses, while glorifying their past sacrifice.
The work prompted public awareness and aid for the veterans.
Kipling expresses anger at the British public's and government's failure to support these heroes, now starving and heading to workhouses, while glorifying their past sacrifice.
The work prompted public awareness and aid for the veterans.
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The Charge of the Light Brigade
