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Rudyard Kipling: The Complete Novels and Stories
This ebook contains Rudyard Kipling's complete novels and stories.
This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that work, where you'll find a new TOC that lists all the chapters and sub-chapters of that specific work.
This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that work, where you'll find a new TOC that lists all the chapters and sub-chapters of that specific work.
4437 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 6, 2019
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About the author
Rudyard Kipling
7,228 books3,699 followersJoseph Rudyard Kipling was a journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist.
Kipling's works of fiction include The Jungle Book (1894), Kim (1901), and many short stories, including The Man Who Would Be King (1888). His poems include Mandalay (1890), Gunga Din (1890), The Gods of the Copybook Headings (1919), The White Man's Burden (1899), and If— (1910). He is regarded as a major innovator in the art of the short story; his children's books are classics of children's literature; and one critic described his work as exhibiting "a versatile and luminous narrative gift".
Kipling was one of the most popular writers in the United Kingdom, in both prose and verse, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Henry James said: "Kipling strikes me personally as the most complete man of genius (as distinct from fine intelligence) that I have ever known." In 1907, at the age of 41, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, making him the first English-language writer to receive the prize, and its youngest recipient to date. He was also sounded out for the British Poet Laureateship and on several occasions for a knighthood, both of which he declined.
Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907 "in consideration of the power of observation, originality of imagination, virility of ideas and remarkable talent for narration which characterize the creations of this world-famous author."
Kipling kept writing until the early 1930s, but at a slower pace and with much less success than before. On the night of 12 January 1936, Kipling suffered a haemorrhage in his small intestine. He underwent surgery, but died less than a week later on 18 January 1936 at the age of 70 of a perforated duodenal ulcer. Kipling's death had in fact previously been incorrectly announced in a magazine, to which he wrote, "I've just read that I am dead. Don't forget to delete me from your list of subscribers."
Kipling's works of fiction include The Jungle Book (1894), Kim (1901), and many short stories, including The Man Who Would Be King (1888). His poems include Mandalay (1890), Gunga Din (1890), The Gods of the Copybook Headings (1919), The White Man's Burden (1899), and If— (1910). He is regarded as a major innovator in the art of the short story; his children's books are classics of children's literature; and one critic described his work as exhibiting "a versatile and luminous narrative gift".
Kipling was one of the most popular writers in the United Kingdom, in both prose and verse, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Henry James said: "Kipling strikes me personally as the most complete man of genius (as distinct from fine intelligence) that I have ever known." In 1907, at the age of 41, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, making him the first English-language writer to receive the prize, and its youngest recipient to date. He was also sounded out for the British Poet Laureateship and on several occasions for a knighthood, both of which he declined.
Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907 "in consideration of the power of observation, originality of imagination, virility of ideas and remarkable talent for narration which characterize the creations of this world-famous author."
Kipling kept writing until the early 1930s, but at a slower pace and with much less success than before. On the night of 12 January 1936, Kipling suffered a haemorrhage in his small intestine. He underwent surgery, but died less than a week later on 18 January 1936 at the age of 70 of a perforated duodenal ulcer. Kipling's death had in fact previously been incorrectly announced in a magazine, to which he wrote, "I've just read that I am dead. Don't forget to delete me from your list of subscribers."
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January 12, 2024
I went to the library to get this, but the librarian had to ask how to spell his name & had never heard of him. That was so disquieting for me! Kipling is a classic. I read "KIM" only, but what a pleasure despite the archaic viewpoints sometimes expressed. That was then. We have to remember things can and do and have changed.
February 1, 2019
I was not aware of Kipling’s short stories. And they are brilliant. They are beautifully crafted, with not a word wasted. Ending short stories is difficult. Kipling’s endings are the best I’ve read since James Joyce. The background is mostly India and Britain. And the characters are from there too. Some stories are exotic while others are mundane. There are some WW1 stories set in British villages that are brilliant.
August 5, 2019
Had to fill this blank in my readings!
August 9, 2020
I love this book
India as seem through the mind of an Egloshman raised there. India when the English were the good guys. Building bridges, trains and European technology.
India as seem through the mind of an Egloshman raised there. India when the English were the good guys. Building bridges, trains and European technology.
May 2, 2023
The Judgment of Dungara
January 16, 2019
This author had such talent in writing. I downloaded this book specifically to read some of the stories to my grandchildren, aged 8 and 6. They enjoyed it as much as their dad did when I read it to my children 30 years ago. The best part is, I found stories I had not read before that I will enjoy on my own! This book has Kipling's complete works in it. Enjoy!
July 29, 2019
I teach Reading Intervention, so I read this looking for classroom reads. It is a classic. It is difficult to understand. The language is old fashioned and formal. Kids need a great deal of background knowledge to understand it.
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