Plain Tales from the Hills - Softcover

Kipling, Rudyard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1494474093 ISBN 13: 9781494474096

Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub, 2013

Synopsis

Rudyard Kipling is one of the best known writers of the 20th century, and an author whose works are ready by kids around the globe. In his day, he was known for his tales and poems, many of which were set in India during the era of the British Empire, but now he is best known for works like The Jungle Book, Just So Stories, and Kim.

Among the works Kipling produced about India, Plain Tales from the Hills is arguably the most popular. Plain Tales was Kipling's first collection of stories, and it looks at what life was like in India when the British still ruled it. It also serves as a prequel of sorts to Kim, one of Kipling's most famous novels.

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Review:

"A prophet of British imperialism." --George Orwell

"Kipling strikes me personally as the most complete man of genius (as distinct from fine intelligence) that I have ever known." --Henry James

"These stories are the best account of the nature of the Victorian Raj ever written." --Griff Rhys Jones, actor and editor, "The Nation's Favourite Twentieth Century Poems"

"As the age of the European empires recedes, he is recognized as an incomparable, if controversial, interpreter of how empire was experienced. That, and an increasing recognition of his extraordinary narrative gifts, make him a force to be reckoned with." --Douglas Kerr, author, "George Orwell"

Book Description:

Exciting and illuminating sketches from British India.

About this edition

• Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1494474093
• ISBN 13: 9781494474096
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128