Kim (Macmillan Children's Books Paperback Classics, 9) - Softcover

Kipling, Rudyard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1509842365 ISBN 13: 9781509842360

Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books, 2016

Synopsis

In a vividly drawn India of the late 19th century, orphan Kimball O'Hara is on the cusp of manhood. Living as a beggar, it isn't until Kim befriends an aged Tibetan Lama that his life transforms: the old man is on a quest to find the legendary River of the Arrow and achieve Enlightenment, and together they embark on an adventure through this impoverished, beautiful, chaotic nation in the grip of the Great Game, the conflict during which the British and Russian Empires raced to control Central Asia.

But when Kim becomes a pawn in the Game, he must face the most difficult choice of all: his companion or his country?

First published by Macmillan in 1901, Kim is one of the first and best espionage stories, an exciting and richly-told adventure classic from the author of The Jungle Book and Just So Stories.

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Review:

The Puffin Classics series is a perfect marriage of the old and the new. Enjoy some of the best books from the past and find out why and how they inspired some fo the best writers of the present. (Julia Eccleshare Lovereading4Kids)

Book Description:

A beautiful new edition of Rudyard Kipling's classic adventure story, Kim, first published by Macmillan in 1901.

About this edition

• Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1509842365
• ISBN 13: 9781509842360
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 496