WW1 The Fringes Of The Fleet By Rudyard Kippling Royal Navy Book

For sale is an WW1 Publication Titled “The Fringes Of The Fleet” By Rudyard Kippling, a Royal Navy Themed Book published in 1915.

    The Fringes of the Fleet is a booklet written in 1915 by Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936). The booklet contains essays and poems about nautical subjects in World War I.     In 1915 Kipling was commissioned by The Daily Telegraph to write a series of six articles on his view of life in less well-known aspects of the defence of the nation on its seas. These were given the general title "The Fringes of the Fleet", and had three sub-titles "The Auxiliaries", "Submarines" and "Patrols", and published between 20 November and 2 December. Each was prefaced by a short poem which did not have a title itself.     Immediately afterwards the poems and essays were re-published in a booklet called "The Fringes of the Fleet".     1. The Auxiliaries – I   The text opens with a poem The Lowestoft Boat which starts with the words "In Lowestoft a boat was laid, / Mark well what I do say!", later given the title "The Lowestoft Boat" and a subtitle "(East Coast Patrols of the War)".     2. The Auxiliaries – II   The text opens with a poem which starts "Dawn off the Foreland – the young flood making / Jumbled and short and steep – ", later titled "Mine Sweepers".     3. Submarines – I   The text opens with a poem which resembles the shanty "Farewell and adieu to you, Spanish Ladies". The original and final title, "Harwich Ladies", was for security reasons at the time changed to "Greenwich Ladies".     4. Submarines – II   The text opens with a very short poem (two verses of four lines) titled "Tin Fish". The poem starts "The ships destroy us above / And ensnare us beneath."     5. Patrols – I   The text opens with a poem entitled "A Song in Storm", which starts with the words "Be well assured that on our side / Our challenged oceans fight."     6. Patrols – II   The final article begins with a poem later called "The North Sea Patrol".     This will be sent via Royal Mail 1st class signed for and dispatched within 2 working days.