The Road to Mandalay by B.M. Croker

A poem about a man's journey to Mandalay, Myanmar (formerly Burma) in the late 19th century. The speaker describes the scenery and culture of the region, reflecting on the passing of time and the impermanence of human achievements.

By B.M. Croker · First published 1892 · Genre: Literary Fiction, Drama, Social Commentary · 38 chapters

Contents

• BLINDS DOWN
• WHAT HANNAH SAID
• THE CLOSED HOUSE
• KICKS AND HALFPENCE
• CLOUDS
• AN EMPTY OFFER
• "THE MONSTER"
• BOUND FOR BURMA
• THE "BLANKSHIRE"
• THE LAND OF PROMISE
• A BURMESE HOSTESS
• EAST AND WEST
• "KEEP AN EYE UPON HER"
• THE MANTLE OF FERNANDA
• THE CHUMMERY
• MR. AND MRS. ABEL SALTER
• AT THE PLAY
• THE CHINESE SHOP
• CHAFF
• THE PONGYE
• THE COCAINE DEN
• THE APPROACHING DREAD
• MYSTERY AND SUSPICION
• SENTENCE OF DEATH
• THE LATE RICHARD ROSCOE
• FITZGERALD IMPARTS INFORMATION
• A ROPE TRICK
• MA CHIT
• MUNG BAW
• ENLIGHTENMENT
• SEEING IS BELIEVING
• ON DUTY
• SOPHY
• ALL IS OVER
• MUNG BAW LIES LOW
• THE BOMBSHELL
• THE TUG OF WAR
• SERGEANT-MAJOR RYAN

More by B.M. Croker

• Collected Stories (1920)
• The Serpent's Tooth (1898)
• The Real Lady Hilda (1896)
• Quicksands (1927)
• A FREE-WILL OFFERING (1850)
• The Missus a Dog Tragedy (1898)
• THE BETRAYAL OF SHERE BAHADUR (1924)
• Proven or not Proven? (1920)
• All works by B.M. Croker