Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) is an English poet. A child of British India, he first became famous for tales of imperial life, notably "Kim", "the Jungle Book" and "Barrack Room Ballads". Kipling wrote
This selection covers the full range of Kipling's short stories throughout his career, with the subject matter ranging from the Indian to the occult and from animals to domestic comedy.
Kipling began these stories in Vermont, to amuse his daughter when they were living in his wife's home town. The comic explanations, such as how the camel got his hump and how the whale got his throat
