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Kim is a novel by Nobel Prize-winning English author Rudyard Kipling.

Kim is a novel by Nobel Prize-winning English author Rudyard Kipling. It was first published serially in McClure's Magazine from December 1900 to October 1901 as well as in Cassell's Magazine from January to November 1901, and first published in book form by Macmillan & Co. Ltd in October 1901. The story unfolds against the backdrop of The Great Game, the political conflict between Russia and Britain in Central Asia.

Books by. Rudyard kipling

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Joseph Rudyard Kipling (/ˈrʌdjərd/ RUD-yərd; 30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936) was an English journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist. He was born in India, which inspired much of his work

Joseph Rudyard Kipling (/ˈrʌdjərd/ RUD-yərd; 30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936) was an English journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist. He was born in India, which inspired much of his work. Kipling's works of fiction include The Jungle Book (1894), Kim (1901), and many short stories, including "The Man Who Would Be King" (1888). His poems include "Mandalay" (1890), "Gunga Din" (1890), "The Gods of the Copybook Headings" (1919), "The White Man's Burden" (1899), and "If-" (1910).

Rudyard Kipling, English short-story writer, poet, and novelist chiefly remembered for his celebration of British imperialism, his tales and poems of British soldiers in India, and his tales for children. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907. Learn more about Kipling’s life and work. While working in India, Rudyard Kipling published a collection of verse and several volumes of short stories, including The Phantom Rickshaw, all of which were well received by the public. He moved to England in 1889 and enjoyed a meteoric rise to literary fame, especially after the appearance of Barrack-Room Ballads (1892).

Rudyard Kipling - Kim has been added to your Cart. Kipling himself knew about abandonment as he suffered it as a young man, and undoubtedly could not have written the same book without his own personal experiences being in his mind

Rudyard Kipling - Kim has been added to your Cart. Kipling himself knew about abandonment as he suffered it as a young man, and undoubtedly could not have written the same book without his own personal experiences being in his mind. It is also a story about the use of espionage, as the British are at odds with the Russian Empire of the late 19th Century, their competition over Central Asia. On that score, I once read that Charles McCarry, who spent years as a deep cover agent before becoming the author of the wonderful Paul Christopher spy novels,was told upon entering the CIA, to read Kim, which he did to his benefit.

The best work of Rudyard Kipling. In it, he explored many of his childhood memories of India, and it is generally considered to be his most successful full-length novel.

Kim. By. Rudyard Kipling. I was raised on this book, and I have always loved it! It comes close to being the perfect novel. It is a wonderful spy book, and each time I read it, I notice new details that make it even better

Kim. You can also read the full text online using our ereader. Kim, aka Kimball O'Hara, is the orphan son of a British soldier and a half-caste opium addict in India. While running free through the streets of Lahore as a child he befriends a British secret service agent. It is a wonderful spy book, and each time I read it, I notice new details that make it even better. Upvote (0). Downvote (0).

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Rudyard Kipling was an English author who most wrote children books. Rudyard Kipling’s KIM is the tale of an Irish orphan raised as an Indian vagabond on the rough streets of colonial Lahore. He wrote short stories, novels and poems. Here are some of his notable works in literature. Rudyard Kipling was an English author who most wrote children books. Young Kimball O’Hara’s coming of age takes place in a world of high adventure, mystic quests, and secret games of espionage played out between the Russians and the British in the mountain passages of Asia.

In the classic boy's own spy story an orphan in British India must make a choice between east and west, writes Robert McCrum. Who hold Zam-Zammah, that 'fire-breathing dragon', hold the Punjab, for the great green-bronze piece is always first of the conqueror's loot.