Rudyard Kipling
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Rudyard Kipling was an English writer and poet who lived from 1865 to 1936 and became one of the most widely read authors of his time. He is remembered for works that explored themes of adventure, empire, and the human condition, though his legacy remains complex due to the imperial attitudes reflected in some of his writing.
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(December 30, 1865 – January 18, 1936) was an English author and poet, born in Bombay. He is regarded as a major "innovator in the art of the short story"; his children's books are enduring classics of children's literature; and his best works speak to a versatile and luminous narrative gift. Kipling was one of the most popular writers in English, in both prose and verse, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The author Henry James famously <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Rudyard+Kipling
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Joseph Rudyard Kipling (/ˈrʌdjərd/ RUD-yərd; 30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936) was an English journalist, novelist, poet and short-story writer. He was born in British India, which inspired much of his work.
Kipling's works of fiction include the Jungle Book duology (The Jungle Book, 1894; The Second Jungle Book, 1895), Kim (1901), the Just So Stories (1902) 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). He is seen as an innovator in the art of the short story. His children's books are classics; one critic noted "a versatile and luminous narrative gift".
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