Books by Rudyard Kipling

"The Man Who Would be King and Other Stories" is a classic collection of some of the most loved short stories of Rudyard Kipling, one of the most important and accomplished English authors of the twentieth century. The youngest winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature at age 42 in 1907, Kipling, who was born in India in 1865, captured in his writing the British Empire in all of its glory and contradiction in unparalleled detail and nuance. Contained here in this volume are some of his most enduring and fascinating short stories, such as the titular "The Man Who Would be King", a story of two young British adventurers who believe they can talk and intimidate their way into being kings of a small country near Afghanistan. It is a fascinating and brutal tale of greed, imperialism, arrogance, and desperation. Also included is the haunting ghost story "The Phantom 'Rickshaw", where a young man is driven mad by the ghost of the young lady he once spurned, and the dark and heartbreaking "Baa Baa, Black Sheep", a story of an unwanted young ward who is driven to desperate acts by his cruel and heartless aunt. Together this collection includes seventeen of Kipling's best short stories. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.

Plain Tales from the Hills is the Kipling''s first collection of short stories, the tales about India and more noticeably about the British in India. The title refers, by way of a pun on "Plain" as the reverse of "Hills", to the deceptively simple narrative style; and to the fact that many of the stories are set in the Hill Station of Simla-the "summer capital of the British Raj" during the hot weather. The tales include the first appearances, in book form, of Mrs. Hauksbee, the policeman Strickland, and the Soldiers Three (Privates Mulvaney, Ortheris and Learoyd). Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was an English short-story writer, poet, and novelist. He wrote tales and poems of British soldiers in India and stories for children. He is regarded as a major innovator in the art of the short story; his children''s books are classics of children''s literature; and one critic described his work as exhibiting "a versatile and luminous narrative gift". Contents: Lispeth Three and-an Extra Thrown Away Miss Youghal''s Sais ''Yoked with an Unbeliever'' False Dawn The Rescue of Pluffles Cupid''s Arrows The Three Musketeers His Chance in Life Watches of the Night The Other Man Consequences The Conversion of Aurelian McGoggin The Taking of Lungtungpen A Germ-Destroyer Kidnapped The Arrest of Lieutenant Golightly In the House of Suddhoo His Wedded Wife The Broken Link Handicap Beyond the Pale In Error A Bank Fraud Tods'' Amendment The Daughter of the Regiment In the Pride of His Youth Pig The Rout of the White Hussars The Bronckhorst Divorce-Case Venus Annodomini The Bisara of Pooree A Friend''s Friend The Gate of the Hundred Sorrows The Madness of Private Ortheris The Story of Muhammad Din On the Strength of a Likeness Wressley of the Foreign Office ...

Puck of Pook''s Hill is a fantasy book, containing a series of short stories set in different periods of English history. It can count both as historical fantasy - since some of the stories told of the past have clear magical elements, and as contemporary fantasy - since it depicts a magical being active and practicing his magic in the England of the early 1900s when the book was written. The stories are all narrated to two children living near Burwash, in the area of Kipling''s own house Bateman''s, by people magically plucked out of history by the elf Puck, or told by Puck himself. (Puck, who refers to himself as "the oldest Old Thing in England", is better known as a character in William Shakespeare''s play A Midsummer Night''s Dream.) The genres of particular stories range from authentic historical novella (A Centurion of the Thirtieth, On the Great Wall) to children''s fantasy (Dymchurch Flit). Each story is bracketed by a poem which relates in some manner to the theme or subject of the story. Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was an English short-story writer, poet, and novelist. He wrote tales and poems of British soldiers in India and stories for children. He is regarded as a major innovator in the art of the short story; his children''s books are classics of children''s literature; and one critic described his work as exhibiting "a versatile and luminous narrative gift".

Rudyard Kipling was born in Bombay, India, in 1865, where his father was Principal and Professor of Architectural Sculpture at an art school. Kipling's early years in India inspired much of his literary work, including The Jungle Book, which is a collection of stories, rather than a single narrative. The first three of these stories-"Mowgli's Brothers," "Kaa's Hunting," and "Tiger! Tiger!"-are the basis for the Disney movie that used the name of the entire book.This bilingual edition is designed to assist those learning French. The original English text appears on the left-hand pages of the book, with the corresponding French translation on the right-hand pages.

Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Book" is a childhood classic that has seen many adaptations since it was first published. This is the original 1894 edition that started it all. It includes the original illustrations which introduced the imagination of Kipling to a generation of readers. While many know Mowgli and Baloo and other beloved favorites from the movies, many parents will enjoy presenting the original tale to their children almost exactly the way young people enjoyed it from the beginning. In fact, this original edition also includes illustrations that were drawn by Rudyard Kipling's own father. This 1894 reprint edition will be a family heirloom for generations to come.

Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936) war ein britischer Schriftsteller und Dichter. Er gilt als wesentlicher Vertreter der Kurzgeschichte und als hervorragender Erzähler. Seine Kinderbücher gehören zu den Klassikern des Genres. Ende des 19. und Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts gehörte Kipling zu den populärsten englischen Schriftstellern. 1878 wurde Kipling zum United Services College, einer Militärschule zugelassen. Staaks und Genossen oder Lange Latte und Genossen (Stalky & Co.) geht ganz wesentlich auf die dort gemachten Erfahrungen zurück. Aus dem Buch: "Im Sommer bauten sich alle vernünftigen Jungen Hütten in den Ginsterbüschen auf dem Hügel hinter dem Schulgrundstück. Es waren eigentlich nur kleine Schlupfwinkel, die sie da mitten aus dem stachligen Strauchwerke herausschnitten, voll von stumpfen, Wurzeln und Dornen, seitdem das aber streng verboten war, erschienen sie als Prachtpaläste. Latte, M''Turk und Käfer hatten sich jetzt schon den fünften Sommer mit Biberemsigkeit einen Platz der Ruhe und des Nachdenkens gebaut."

Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865/1936) war ein britischer Schriftsteller und Dichter, der 1907 als bis dahin jüngster Autor und erster englischer Schriftsteller den Literaturnobelpreis erhielt. Seine bekanntesten Werke sind Das Dschungelbuch, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, der Roman Kim und eine Vielzahl von Kurzgeschichten, so Der Mann, der König sein wollte, The Village that Voted the Earth was Flat und Gedichte wie Mandalay, Gunga Din und If. Inhalt: • Am Ende der FahrtNaboth • Moti Guj, der Meuterer • Ohne priesterlichen Segen • Durchs Feuer • Köpfe • Serang Pambés Harren und Hoffen • Finanzwirtschaft der Götter • Das Stigma des Tieres • Imrays Rückkehr • Die gespenstische Rikscha • Morrowbie Jukes'' Ritt zu den Toten • Klein-Tobrah • Der Mann, der König sein wollte • Der Pfad zum Lachenden Brunnen • Die Stadt der furchtbaren Nächte • Der Ausgelöschte • Georgie Porgie • Die Juden in Shushan

Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist. He is regarded as a major innovator in the art of the short story; his children's books are classics of children's literature, and one critic described his work as exhibiting "a versatile and luminous narrative gift". Kipling was one of the most popular writers in the United Kingdom, in both prose and verse, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In 1907, at the age of 42, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, making him the first English-language writer to receive the prize and its youngest recipient to date. He was also sounded out for the British Poet Laureateship and on several occasions for a knighthood, both of which he declined.

Mowgli: Tales from the Jungle Book collects all of the Mowgli stories from both the first and second Jungle Books and places the stories in the order in which they happened, making for a much more cohesive reading experience. Join Mowgli on his many adventures and thrill with Mowgli and his best friends Baloo the the bear, Bagheera the panther, and Hathi the elephant as they struggle against the evil tiger Shere Khan and the fiendish Bandar-log monkeys.

The story unfolds against the backdrop of The Great Game, the political conflict between Russia and Britain in Central Asia. It is set after the Second Afghan War which ended in 1881.  This spy and picaresque novel includes detailed portrait of the people, culture, and varied religions of India.

Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936) war ein britischer Schriftsteller und Dichter. Er gilt als wesentlicher Vertreter der Kurzgeschichte und als hervorragender Erzähler. Seine Kinderbücher gehören zu den Klassikern des Genres. Ende des 19. und Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts gehörte Kipling zu den populärsten englischen Schriftstellern. Inhalt: . Wie das Alphabet erfunden wurde . Wie der erste Brief geschrieben wurde . Der Elefantenjunge . Der Ursprung der Gürteltiere . Das Lied des alten Kängurumannes . Wie das Kamel zu seinem Höcker kam . Die Katze, die frei umherstreifte . Die Krabbe, die mit dem Meer spielte . Wie der Leopard zu seinen Flecken kam . Wie das Rhinozeros zu seiner Haut kam . Der Schmetterling, der aufstampfte . Wie der Wal zu seinem Rachen kam

Die bekanntesten Erzählungen von Das Dschungelbuch handeln von Mowgli, einem Findelkind, das bei Tieren im indischen Dschungel aufwächst. Die Geschichten über Mowgli stehen dem Genre des Entwicklungsromans nahe, da sie Mowglis Erwachsenwerden und Bewusstwerdung vom verspielten Kind bis hin zum Herrn über die Tierwelt aufzeigen. Mowgli muss lernen, dass die Gesetze der Natur hart sind und ein hohes Maß von Verantwortung fordern. Im Kampf mit den Kräften der Natur, mit den Tieren und mit den Menschen reift das Kind zum selbstbewussten Jugendlichen. Inhalt: • Das Dschungelbuch: • Moglis Brüder • Jagdgesang des Sioni-Rudels • Kaas Jagdtanz • Wanderlied des Affenvolkes • Tiger - Tiger! • Moglis Siegeslied • Die weiße Robbe • Lukannon • Rikki-Tikki-Tavi • Darsies Siegesgesang • Toomai, der Liebling der Elefanten • Schiwa und die Heuschrecke • Das neue Dschungelbuch: • Wie Angst kam • Das Gesetz der Dschungel • Das Wunder des Purun Baghat • Ein Sang des Kabir • Die Dschungel los! • Moglis Gesang wider die Menschen • Die Leichenbestatter • Lied der Welle • Des Königs Ankus • Gesang des kleinen Jägers • Quiquern • Angutivun Tina • Rothund • Tschils Gesang • Der Frühlingslauf • Der Abgesang • Im Rukh • Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) war ein britischer Schriftsteller und Dichter. Er gilt als wesentlicher Vertreter der Kurzgeschichte und als hervorragender Erzähler. Seine Kinderbücher gehören zu den Klassikern des Genres.