The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling

Rudyard Kipling . Rupa Publications India . English

The Jungle Book, written by Rudyard Kipling and first published in 1894, is a collection of short stories and poems that take place in the dense jungles of India. The stories are filled with adventure, friendship and important life lessons, featuring a colourful cast of characters, including animals, humans and mythical creatures. The most famous of these stories revolves around a young boy named Mowgli, who is raised by wolves and learns the laws of the jungle from his animal friends. Mowgli’s adventures with his friends Baloo the bear, Bagheera the black panther and Kaa the python are the heart of the collection. They teach Mowgli valuable lessons about survival, loyalty and the importance of understanding the natural world. Mowgli must also face challenges, such as confronting the fearsome tiger Shere Khan and navigating the complexities of human society, when he encounters a village near the jungle.

Categories: Fiction

About the Author

Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was born in Bombay in December 1865. He returned to India from England shortly before his seventeenth birthday, to work as a journalist first on the Civil and Military Gazette in Lahore, then on the Pioneer at Allahabad. The poems and stories he wrote over the next seven years laid the foundation of his literary reputation, and soon after his return to London in 1889 he found himself world-famous. Throughout his life his works enjoyed great acclaim and popularity, but he came to seem increasingly controversial because of his political opinions, and it has been difficult to reach literary judgements unclouded by partisan feeling.

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