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
Nobel Prize-winning author Rudyard Kipling set his final and most famous novel in India, where an Irish orphan becomes the disciple of a Tibetan monk while learning espionage tactics from the British
First published by Macmillan in 1894, The Jungle Book is the classic collection of animal tales that shows Rudyard Kipling's writing for children at its best. The short stories and poems include the t
First published by Macmillan in 1895, and now returning to print in this beautiful new edition, The Second Jungle Book is a sequel to Rudyard Kipling's classic, The Jungle Book. Mowgli, the boy raised
"No summary can do this marvelous, rich and unforgettable novel anything like justice."? —Philip Pullman?Kim is an orphan who earns his living begging on the streets of Lahore. One day he befriends an
The rugged mountains of 19th-century Afghanistan serve as the backdrop for this humorous and action-packed tale of two happy-go-lucky Britons who take over a remote kingdom. The colorful inhabitants a
Playing in the gardens of their home, Dan and Una come across Puck, an ancient fairy with a gift for storytelling. Plucking figures from history to weave his magical stories, Puck takes the children f
The Second Jungle Book: Illustrated is a sequel to The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. First published in 1895, it features five stories about Mowgli and three unrelated stories, all but one set in In
Raised by a pack of wolves, the little boy known as Mowgli forms the human heart of an animal community in the Indian wilderness. These selections fromThe Jungle Book, The Second Jungle Book, and Many
An introduction to the story for younger readers. It has been sensitively abridged and retold to make it suitable for sharing with young children from 5+, whilst retaining all the key parts of the sto
First published in 1894, Rudyard Kipling’s beloved short story collection has entertained both young and old readers with the story of the young boy Mowgli who’s raised by wolves. In the s
This is the forgotten masterpiece of Nobel laureate Rudyard Kipling. It is the result of five and a half years' detailed research. It was out of print for many years. "This will be my great work . . .
The twelve magical Just So Stories tell, among other things, how the camel got his hump, the leopard his spots, the elephant his trunk, how the alphabet was made, and how a butterfly caused mayhem at
'This, O my Best Beloved, is a story . . .' How did the Leopard get his spots? Or the Rhinoceros his skin? How was the Alphabet made? And why does the Cat walk by himself? Rudyard Kipling’s magical, w
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
The Jungle Book shows Kipling's writing for children at its best. It is a collection of short stories and poems, revolving round the boy Mowgli, who was raised by a pack of wolves in India. We meet th
Classic / British English A family of wolves take a little boy into their home in the jungle. The child learns and plays with the other cubs. But can he really live in the jungle? Will the other wolve
年幼的 Mowgli 從凶猛老虎 Shere Khan 的利齒下逃脫，被 Father Wolf 收養，從此在叢林中長大。熊 Baloo 與黑豹 Bagheera 陪伴在旁，教導他認識叢林的規則，以及在這片野性世界中生活所需要的智慧。隨著 Mowgli 漸漸成長，一場場與動物相遇的非凡冒險也就此展開。The Jungle Book 是流傳超過一世紀的兒童文學經典，本版為作品 130 週年推出 Puffin Clothbound Classic 收藏版。從 Mowgli 的叢林生活出發，故事結合動物角色、冒險與成長，也是 Puffin 以精緻布面形式重新呈現的經典收藏系列之一。● The Jungle Book 130 週年紀念版，收入 Puffin Clothbound Classics 收藏系列● 跟隨 Mowgli 在叢林中成長，與 Baloo、Bagheera、Shere Khan 等經典角色相遇● 結合叢林冒險、動物世界與成長歷程，重新收藏流傳多年的文學經典Discover our collectable Puffin Clothbound Classic edition of The Jungle BookPuffin Clothbound Classics are stunning collectable gift editions of some of the best-loved classics in the world – including this very special 130th anniversary edition of The Jungle Book.Young Mowgli escapes the vicious jaws of the growling tiger Shere Khan and is adopted by Father Wolf.‘A brave heart and a courteous tongue,’ said he. ‘They shall carry thee far through the Jungle.’As Mowgli grows up, Baloo the Bear and Bagheera the Panther teach him the Law of the Jungle, and s
During the times of the British Raj in India, Mowgli is the 5-year-old son of the widowed Nathoo. Nathoo works as a tour guide. On one of his tours, he is leading Colonel Geoffrey Brydon and his men a
"Now, was there ever a wolf that could say had a man cub among her children?"When Mother Wolf finds a baby outside her cave she decides to keep him and raise him with her own cubs. But not everyone in
'"No man's cub can run with the people of the Jungle," howled Shere Khan. "Give him to me!"' When Father Wolf and Mother Wolf find a man-cub in the jungle, they anger the greedy tiger Shere Khan by r
This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can
One of the great adventure books of all time, Kim, first published in 1901, is Kipling’s last major work about India, a farewell look brimming with all the color and sound, squalor and splendor of tha
With an Introduction by Cedric Watts, Research Professor of English, University of Sussex. This anthology of tales by Rudyard Kipling contains some of the most memorable and popular examples of the ge
EDITED WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY EDWARD W. SAIDKim is set in an imperialistic world; a world strikingly masculine, dominated by travel, trade and adventure, a world in which there is no question of the
Kipling's epic rendition of the imperial experience in India is also his greatest long work. Two men - Kim, a boy growing into early manhood and the lama, an old ascetic priest - are fired by a quest.
