Plain Tales from the Hills |
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Author:
| Kipling, Rudyard |
Read by:
| Jarvis, Martin |
Series title: | A CSA Word Recording Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-934997-49-9 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2009 |
Publisher: | CSA Word
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Book Format: | CD-Audio |
List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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Plain Tales from the Hillsconjures an intimate, evocative, often funny, and always vital portrait of India. Written by the much-loved Rudyard Kipling these stories comprise his unabridged observations of the British in India, originally commissioned for the
Civil and Military Gazettefor whom he worked as a journalist in the 1880s. Incredibly, Kipling wrote these famous and atmospheric pieces before he was 22, and they aptly illustrate his genius as a storyteller whose...
More Description Plain Tales from the Hillsconjures an intimate, evocative, often funny, and always vital portrait of India. Written by the much-loved Rudyard Kipling these stories comprise his unabridged observations of the British in India, originally commissioned for theCivil and Military Gazettefor whom he worked as a journalist in the 1880s. Incredibly, Kipling wrote these famous and atmospheric pieces before he was 22, and they aptly illustrate his genius as a storyteller whose words and voice have stood the test of time. The raciness of his narrative, the astute detail and insight, the humor and vitality of his characters all contribute to ensure these stories remain as various and memorable as India itself.