This is the first scholarly edition to bring together the best short stories and poems of Rudyard Kipling.

The Ballad in Literature by T. F. Henderson was first published in 1912. The volume presents a discussion of the formal qualities of ballads, together with an account of their historical development.

George Routledge and Sons. This volume passed through several editions, and, in due course, was followed by a second series under the title of "More Bab Ballads," which achieved a popularity equal to that of its predecessor.