Plain Tales From The Hills

Once, Kangaroo couldn't jump. Find out how that changed in this charming picture book retelling of one of Rudyard Kipling's famous Just So Stories, with simple text and gorgeous illustrations by John Joven. Retold by Rob Lloyd Jones.

This anthology of Rudyard Kipling's greatest short stories contains some of the most memorable and popular examples of the genre of which he was an undisputed master. The Man Who Would be King is a classic tale of adventure as the opportunistic, renegade and vagabond pair of Daniel Dravot and Peachey Carnehan attempt to establish themselves at the level of god and king over the primitive people of Kafiristan. Other famous short stories included are: Only a Subaltern, The Phantom Rickshaw, Wee...

Rudyard Kipling's classic collection of fables answers the great questions of animal- and humankind, in a fun, eloquent, and magical way - perfect for adults and children alike. From the author of The Jungle Book and Kim, Just So Stories is the beautifully imaginative pairing of the animal fables from Kipling's childhood in India with the folk tales collected throughout his life. Adults will revel in Kipling's fanciful storytelling and gift for language, and children will request these tales as...

Блестящая книга от самого индийского из английских писателей - Редъярда Киплинга. Иногда случается, что бывшие возлюбленные не дают о себе забыть. Рикша-призрак становится проводником для беспокойных духов, и разум героя рискует повредиться от переплетения видимого и невидимого миров. Но что делать мужчине, если экс-любовница не прекращает преследовать его не только после их расставания, но и... после её смерти?В этой книге собраны замечательные рассказы Редъярда Киплинга, которые продолжают...

Rudyard Kipling (1865—1936) was an English journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist.Kate Sheriff, a young American woman, knew without a shadow of a doubt what her calling was. She was to move to India where she would dedicate herself to improving the condition of Indian women. In her ensuing struggle to lay aside her favoured Western lifestyle, and her adjustments to life in the Indian subcontinent, Kipling presents east and west side by side and reveals the complex, often tangled...

Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was an English journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist. "The Naulahka" is a remarkable work of fiction by Rudyard Kipling and Wolcott Balestier, came under severe criticism by a section of the society for its alleged anti-feminist contents when it was first published in 1892.