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Kipling's most beloved work, now in a gorgeous new embossed edition designed by award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. These precious and collectible editions are bound with high-quality, textured cloth with foil stamped onto the design. The story of Mowgli, the human child raised by wolves in the jungles of Central India, is one of the greatest literary myths ever created. As he embarks on a series of exciting adventures, Mowgli encounters unforgettable creatures like Baloo the bear, the sleek black panther Bagheera, and Shere Khan, the tiger with fiery eyes. Other animal stories in The Jungle Books range from the dramatic battle between good and evil in 'Rikki-Tikki-Tavi' to the timely comedy 'The Undertakers'. With the Jungle Books, Rudyard Kipling draws on ancient animal myths, Buddhist philosophy, and memories of his Anglo-Indian childhood to create a rich, symbolic picture of man and nature, and a timeless classic of childhood.
Rudyard Kipling was born in Bombay in 1865. In 1882, Kipling began working as a journalist in India and during that time produced a body of work, stories, sketches, and poems - most notably 'Plain Tales from the Hills' (1888) - which made him an instant literary celebrity when he returned to England in 1889. His most famous works include 'The Jungle Book' (1894), 'Kim' (1901), and 'Just So Stories' (1902). Kipling declined to accept the role of Poet Laureate and other political honors, but he was the first English writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907. He died in 1936.
Jan Montefiore has been teaching at the University of Kent since 1978, where she is now Professor of 20th Century English Literature. She is the author of 'Men and Women Writers of the 1930s' (1996); 'Arguments of Heart and Mind: Selected Essays 1977-2000' (2002); 'Feminism and Poetry' (3rd edition, 2004); and 'Rudyard Kipling' (2007). Kaori Nagai is a Research Associate at the University of Kent and the author of 'Empire of Analogies' (2006). She has also introduced 'Face of Another' by Kobo Abe and 'Plain Tales from the Hills' by Kipling for Penguin.
Pages: 448, Dimensions: 13.8x13.8cm
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- Author
- Rudyard Kipling
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Language
- English
- Type
- Prose
- Subtitle
- Clothbound Classics Series
- Cover
- Hardcover
- Number of Pages
- 448
- Publication Date
- 2015
- Dimensions
- 13.8x20.4 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9780141394626
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- Books Adapted to TV Series / Movies
- Yes
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