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Paragon of English virtues or racist imperialist? Andrew Lycett (acclaimed biographer of Ian Fleming) has returned to primary sources to tell the intricate story of a misunderstood genius who became Britain's most famous and highest earning author. Among the many new sources, Lycett has discovered previously unpublished letters that illuminate Kipling's crucial years in India, his first girlfriend (the model for Mrs Hauksbee of Plain Tales from the Hills), his parents' decision to send him back to England to boarding school; and in his adult life his use of opium, his frustrating times in London and the brief peace he found in America before the devastating loss of both his young daughter and, in the First World War, his son.
Lycett also uncovers the extraordinary story of Kipling's great love for Flo Garrard, daughter of the crown jeweller, and unravels the complicatedParagon of English virtues or racist imperialist? Andrew Lycett (acclaimed biographer of Ian Fleming) has returned to primary sources to tell the intricate story of a misunderstood genius who became Britain's most famous and highest earning author. Among the many new sources, Lycett has discovered
Originally told by Rudyard Kipling to his children at bedtime, this compendium of witty tales imagines how animals came to be as they are now. Discover how the massive whale got a tiny throat by swallowing a mariner, how the lazy camel got a hump so that he had no excuse not to work, and why the
Written by classic English author Rudyard Kipling, Just So Stories is considered not only a quintessential children's book, but one of Kipling's best works. Just So Stories is a collection of origin stories, fictional tales that explain why animals have certain characteristics and other themes akin
Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) is often regarded as the unofficial Laureate of the British Empire. This selection of his poetry shows the development of Kipling's talent, his deepening maturity, and the growing sombreness of his poetic vision. It ranges from 'Mandalay' and 'Gunga Din', to 'If' and
'Hear and attend and listen...' Rudyard Kipling is a supreme master of the short story in English and a poet of brilliant gifts. His energy and inventiveness poured themselves into every kind of tale, from the bleakest of fables to the richest of comedies, and he illuminated every aspect of human
Kniha Rudyard Kipling o zvířátkách: Veršované bajky:Tyto humorné povídky o zvířátkách z pera klasika Rudyarda Kiplinga, autora světoznámé Knihy džunglí, dělají radost malým čtenářům po celé generace a dočkaly se již mnoha nejrůznějších zpracování. Spisovatel je
Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) is perhaps the most controversial major English poetof the last two centuries, not least because of his apparent enthusiasm for the
Jedinečný povídkový soubor Rudyarda Kiplinga, kterého u nás proslavila především jeho Kniha džunglí, otevírá před čtenářem tajemný svět zednářského prostředí, jehož byl Kipling po celý dospělý život součástí... Ve svých povídkách inspirovaným prostředím a
eBook: Jedinečný povídkový soubor Rudyarda Kiplinga, kterého u nás proslavila především jeho Kniha džunglí, otevírá před čtenářem tajemný svět zednářského prostředí, jehož byl Kipling po celý dospělý život součástí... Ve svých povídkách inspirovaných prostředím
From Longman's Cultural Edition series, Rudyard Kipling's Kim, edited by Paula M. Krebs and Tricia Lootens, sets Kipling's most important novel in both its imperial and its literary contexts. Ever since its publication in 1900, Kipling's story of British India has catalyzed fantasies and debates
Audiokniha: Dnes už klasická, ale stále živá knížka Rudyarda Kiplinga o dítěti vychovávaném vlčí smečkou byla několikrát zfilmována a stala se i předlohou pro úspěšný animovaný snímek. V roce 1976 ji ve velkolepé dramatizaci natočil pro Supraphon režisér Jiří
This beautiful hardback Ladybird Classic edition of The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling is a perfect first illustrated introduction to the classic 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
First published in 1921, this volume collects some of the most comical stories Kipling published throughout his writing career. These tales derive their humour from absurd situations - a drunken Irish soldier waking up to find himself worshipped as a god in the Indian holy city of Benares, a monkey
Winner of the Virginia Prize for FictionAs small children, Rudyard Kipling and his sister Trix lived an enchanted life in India playing with their beloved servants and running around freely. Their innocent happiness came to an abrupt end when they were sent back to England to live with strangers
They sing in my head even now... What a wonderful storyteller-poet Kipling was.' --Michael Morpurgo, 'Guardian' ''Hear and attend and listen; for this befell and behappened and became and was.'' Have you ever enquired why the elephant has such an enormously elongated nose? Are you confused by a
Audiokniha:,Výpravy do exotiky za zvířecí duší. Povídky Rudyarda Kiplinga vás potěší, dojmou, rozteskní, možná i rozpláčou. Autor Knihy džunglí opět potvrzuje, že rozumí zvířecí duši. Hrdiny šesti povídek autora nesmrtelné Knihy džunglí jsou zvířata. V jedné z nich
Part of the Legend Classics seriesFirst 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 seven stories, each one accompanied by a poem, we meet many classic
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 the tiger Shere Khan who attacked and drove off Mowgli's parent, Bagheera, the black panher, Baloo,
Have you ever wondered how the leopard got his spots? Or how the camel got his hump? Rudyard Kipling's witty and beautifully written stories explain these secrets and many more and introduce such memorable characters as the Elephant's Child, the Cat that Walked by Himself, and the Butterfly that