Many Inventions (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Kipling, Rudyard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1440039127 ISBN 13: 9781440039126

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Bold adventures and mythic vignettes intertwine in a vivid Kipling collection.

This edition gathers dramatic scenes and poetic meditations that move from sea lighthouses to the heart of legendary realms, all told in a gripping, immersive voice. In these pages, readers meet shipboard engineers and fog-bound lights, cross deserts with soldiers and watchtowers, and follow singers who glimpse gods within human lives. The prose shifts from brisk reportage to lyrical storytelling, inviting you to witness danger, wonder, and hard-won wisdom.

• A lighthouse tale that blends technical detail with atmospheric mystery.
• A bold, borderland episode about a lost legion and night operations.
• Mythic songs and fables that reflect on power, mortality, and human hope.
• A tapestry of characters whose lives collide with fate and legend.

Ideal for readers who enjoy adventurous fiction, mythic storytelling, and Kipling’s distinctive blend of realism and folklore.

About this title

About the Author

Nobel prize-winning writer Rudyard Kipling was born in Bombay, India, but returned with his parents to England at the age of five. Influenced by experiences in both India and England, Kipling s stories celebrate British imperialism and the experience of the British soldier in India. Amongst Kipling s best-known works are The Jungle Book, Just So Stories, and the poems Mandalay and Gunga Din. Kipling was the first English-language writer to receive the Nobel prize for literature (1907) and was amongst the youngest to receive the award. Kipling died in 1936 and is interred in Poets Corner in Westminster Abbey.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1440039127
• ISBN 13: 9781440039126
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 442