Books by Rudyard Kipling

"The Man Who Would Be King" (1888) is inspired by the real-life actions of James Brook, a British soldier who made himself Rajah of Sarawak (Borneo). In this short story, Kipling tells of two crook characters, Daniel Dravot and Peachey Carnehan, through a third character, an Indian journalist, who is acquainted with the men. Their plan is simple: they will leave India and go to Kafiristan, a remote part of Afghanistan, and set themselves up as kings there by force. Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was an India-born British author, journalist, poet, and novelist. His most famous work is "The Jungle Book" (1894), which has inspired two Disney adaptations: the 1967 animated feature and the 2016 live-action film starring Scarlett Johansson, Bill Murray, and Lupita Nyong’o. In 1941, he became the first English-language writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

An educational and enjoyable collection of short stories by some of Victorian well-known authors: The Bronckhorst Divorce-Case by Rudyard Kipling Irremediable by Ella D'Arcy A Poor Stick by Arthur Morrison The Adventure of the Abbey Grange by Arthur Conan Doyle The Prize Lodger by George Gissing

Hours of great reading await, with ghostly tales from some of the 19th and 20th century's most renowned authors. Featured in this volume are::AT CHRIGHTON ABBEY, by Mary Elizabeth BraddonTHE HAUNTED MILL, by Jerome K. JeromeTHE GHOST CLUB, by John Kendrick BangsTHE SHADOWS OF THE DEAD, by Louis BeckeTHE ROOM IN THE TOWER, by E. F. BensonTHE HAUNTED AND THE HAUNTERS, by Lord Edward Bulwer-LyttonTHE MIDDLE BEDROOM, by H. de Vere StacpooleTHE DRUMMER GHOST, by John William DeForestMISS JÉROMETTE AND THE CLERGYMAN, by Wilkie CollinsTHE SPECTRE BRIDE, by William Harrison AinsworthTHE TAPESTRIED CHAMBER; or, The Lady in the Square, by Sir Walter ScottTHE OLD NURSE'S STORY, by Elizabeth GaskellTHE JUDGE'S HOUSE, by Bram StokerAT THE END OF THE PASSAGE, by Rudyard KiplingTHE WITHERED ARM, by Thomas HardyJOHN CHARRINGTON'S WEDDING, by Edith NesbitTHE MAN OF SCIENCE, by Jerome K. JeromeWHAT DID MISS DARRINGTON SEE? by Emma B. CobbA GHOST STORY, by Mark TwainTHE SOUL OF ROSE DÉDÉ, by M.E.M. DavisTHE HOUSE OF THE NIGHTMARE, by Edward Lucas WhiteREALITY OR DELUSION? by Mrs Henry WoodFISHER'S GHOST, by John LangTHROUGH THE IVORY GATE, by Mary Raymond Shipman AndrewsTHE COLD EMBRACE, by Mary Elizabeth BraddonAnd don't forget to check out the 350+ other volumes in the MEGAPACK® series! Search on "Wildside Press Megapack" in your favorite ebook store to see the complete list...covering science fiction, fantasy, horror, westerns, mysteries, and much more!

Nel cuore della foresta dell'India Settentrionale, il piccolo Mowgli viene accolto da una famiglia di lupi che lo educhera alle leggi della giungla. Sotto la guida del saggio orso Baloo e della pantera Akela, Mowgli imparera il linguaggio degli animali, a cacciare e a pensare come loro. Vivra presso gli umani per un breve periodo di tempo e portera avanti una lotta atavica contro la malvagia tigre, sua persecutrice fin da neonato. Denso di azione ed emozionante, questo libro cattura l'attenzione dei ragazzi con le sue avventure, le situazioni assurde, l'ironia verso le usanze umane e, al contempo, esalta l'amicizia, la fedelta familiare, il valore dei sentimenti e della liberta.-