The Ballad Of Ensign

By E.W. Hornung

Book Overview

A stirring voyage for the mind and heart, beckoning readers back to a brisk Edwardian sea spray of verse and valor. The Ballad Of Ensign gathers a complete poetry collection of ballad verse that sails between duty and honour, duty-bound sailors, and quiet moments ashore. With sea life themes at its core and military discipline threaded through every stanza, the collection offers a lucid, accessible path into English ballad poetry and nautical mood. It reads with the clarity and moral compass of classic adventure, yet with a modern, human heat that invites both casual readers and serious poetry lovers to linger on each line. The result is more than a surface voyage; it is a voyage of character, memory, and national identity. Historically, the work stands as a bright thread in the British navy's cultural tapestry, a touchstone of edwardian era setting and naval life that influenced later writers in the Arthur Conan Doyle tradition. This edition is not a mere reprint but a restoration and celebration-an illustrated edition that elevates the text for today's readers and for future generations. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, it becomes a collector's item and a cultural treasure, a complete poetry collection revived for new hands to discover and cherish.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9354548962
• ISBN13: 9789354548963
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 26 Pages
• Weight: 0.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"