302 Pages.

Macmillan

Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was an English poet, short-story writer, and novelist who is now chiefly remembered for: his celebration of British imperialism; tales and poems of British soldiers in India; and his tales for children. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907. 

In this compilation, the author has brought together all of the songs and poems that appear in his prose work--more than 100 titles. Kipling usually began chapters in his books with a few lines of verse, and here we find the complete poems from which these were taken. Though better known for his stories of adventure, Kipling (1865-1936) was a most accomplished poet. After praising the brilliance of his fiction, DNB concludes, "what may be said of his prose work may apply even more strongly to his poetry, whose extraordinary variety of form and content is only now beginning to be appreciated. Among modern writers in English, only Thomas Hardy can be compared to Kipling for high achievement in both poetry and prose." 

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