Estas fábulas fueron escritas por Rudyard Kipling para ser contadas a su pequeña hija Josephine en su lecho de enferma. La niña murió a los siete años. En la introducción original del libro su autor ordenó narrarlas siempre "exactamente así, para que ella no despierte". Al traducir esta obra estamos desobedeciendo su mandato. Quizás el íntimo y oculto deseo de Kipling haya sido que desconsideremos su consigna y que logremos despertar a su...

Nobel Literature Prize winner Rudyard Kipling pens this riveting adventure tale. One evening Morrowbie Jukes, an English gentleman, is feeling a bit feverish and the barking of the dogs outside his house is upsetting him. So he mounts his horse in order to pursue them. The horse bolts and they eventually fall into a sandy ravine on the edge of a river. He awakens the next morning to find himself in a village of the living dead, where people who appear...

Kipling's timeless classic, featuring such tales as "Mowlgli's Brothers," "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi," "Tiger! Tiger!" and "Kaa's Hunting." Here are Baloo and Bagheera, Kaa and Shere Khan-as well as the man-cub, Mowgli, in the hands of their original creator.

Much of what we know about the everyday life of the British Raj comes from Rudyard Kipling, one of the keenest observers of nineteenth century India. He is at his best, when writing about the men and women who worked, lived, loved and died together; their indiscretions and foibles; flirtations and passions. In this collection, we meet some of his most scandalous characters: Pluffles, a young subaltern, who is rescued by beautiful Mrs. Hauksbee, the...

Kim (Kimball O'Hara) is the orphaned son of an Irish soldier and a poor Irish mother who have both died in poverty. Living a vagabond existence in India under British rule in the late 19th century, Kim earns his living by begging and running small errands on the streets of Lahore. He occasionally works for Mahbub Ali, a Pashtun horse trader who is one of the native operatives of the British secret service. Kim is so immersed in the local culture,...

Le quotidien d'un voyageur journaliste dans un pays qui s'ouvre au monde : le Japon du XIXe siècle. Rudyard Kipling fait escale au Japon – à la fin du XIXe siècle - entre un long séjour professionnel en Inde et l'Amérique qu'il ne connait pas encore. Cette étape est une découverte surprenante et ses écrits par ces quelque onze lettres racontent avec malice son quotidien de voyageur journaliste dans un pays qui s'ouvre au monde. Voici...

Indian Tales by Rudyard Kipling is a collection of short stories told by the indigenous as well as the tourist invaders. Kipling's vignettes of life in British India give vivid insights into Anglo-India at work and play, and into the character of the Indians themselves. The language is rough and rude, but reflects the world that it was. The stories, characters, situations, portrayals, dialogues are fresh, rich and funny, even though they were written...

Das neue Dschungelbuch Rudyard Kipling-"Das Dschungelbuch", englischer Originaltitel "The Jungle Book", ist eine Sammlung von Erzählungen und Gedichten des britischen Autors Rudyard Kipling. Der erste Band erschien 1894, der zweite 1895 unter dem Titel "The Second Jungle Book" ("Das zweite Dschungelbuch"); seither werden die Erzählungen der beiden Bände zumeist gemeinsam publiziert, oft als "The Jungle Books" ("Die Dschungelbücher"). Die bekanntesten...

A Fleet in Being is Rudyard Kipling's account of the time he spent with what was called the Channel Squadron. His interest in every detail of the fleet, its operations, and the seamen devoted to their profession comes alive here and presents a valuable portrait of the Royal Navy at an interesting time in its development.

Inhalt: Das Dschungelbuch: Moglis Brüder Jagdgesang des Sioni-Rudels Kaas Jagdtanz Wanderlied des Affenvolkes "Tiger-Tiger!" Moglis Siegeslied Die weiße Robbe Lukannon Rikki-Tikki-Tavi Darsies Siegesgesang Toomai, der Liebling der Elefanten Schiwa und die Heuschrecke Das neue Dschungelbuch: Wie Angst kam Das Gesetz der Dschungel Das Wunder des Purun Baghat Ein Sang des Kabir Die Dschungel los! Moglis Gesang wider die Menschen Die Leichenbestatter Lied...