Best of Kipling - The Jungle Book, Kim (Deluxe Hardbound Edition), The Hardcover by Rudyard Kipling

Product Details

• Publisher: Fingerprint (2023-01-09)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 408 pages
• ISBN-13: 9789354407031
• Item Weight: 567.0 grams
• Dimensions: 0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0 cm

Step into the vibrant worlds of Rudyard Kipling with this Deluxe Hardbound Edition featuring two of his most celebrated works—The Jungle Book and Kim. Blending thrilling adventures, unforgettable characters, and philosophical depth, Kipling’s stories traverse the wild jungles of India and the bustling cities along the Grand Trunk Road.

Explore the wild. Discover the world.

• Explore two iconic classics that defined adventure and coming-of-age fiction
• Delve into the mystical Indian jungle and the colonial intrigue of 19th-century India
• Reflect on themes of loyalty, identity, courage, and imperial politics
• Discover Rudyard Kipling’s poetic prose, legendary characters, and timeless imagination
• Enjoy a deluxe collector’s edition with premium binding and elegant design

Themes Explored:

• Coming-of-age and self-identity
• Adventure and survival in nature
• Loyalty, freedom, and the idea of home
• Colonialism and cross-cultural understanding
• Spirituality, belonging, and the search for purpose

About the Author

Joseph Rudyard Kipling was a renowned British poet, journalist, short-story writer and novelist. He was born in Bombay on 30 December 1865. Many of his works were inspired by India. He won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1907. His father, John Lockwood Kipling, headed the Jeejeebhoy School of Art. At the age of six, Rudyard’s parents brought him to England and he stayed at a foster house for five years. Later, he was sent to a boarding school in north Devon. He came back to India in 1882 and worked as a journalist for seven years. During those years, Kipling closely observed the people and customs of India and these observations were reflected in his works. He is best known for his children’s novels such as The Jungle Book (1894) and Kim (1901). Some of his poems are ‘Gunga Din’ (1890) and ‘If’ (1910). He married an American woman Caroline Balestier in1892 and settled in USA. But they moved back to England in 1896. Kipling passed away at the age of 70 on 18 January 1936.