The Kipling Reader

by Rudyard Kipling

Language: English

Published: 1928-01-01. 64,168 Words.

Categories: Poetry » Ancient Poetry

Content Rating: Older than 13

From Indian cantonments to storm-lashed seas, this selection gathers brisk tales and ballads of soldiers, sappers, sailors—and the jungle child who runs with wolves. Barrack-room humor, eerie machinery, and border skirmishes test duty, wit, and mercy. Snap-tight plots and drumbeat verse show a world where courage is dear, and the price of command is paid in quiet.