Kim (The Great Writers Library) by Rudyard Kipling (1988-08-06)

Kipling, Rudyard

ISBN 10: 0863076963 / ISBN 13: 9780863076961

Published by Marshall Cavendish, 1988

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Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Kim (The Great Writers Library) by Rudyard Kipling (1988-08-06)
• Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0863076963
• ISBN 13: 9780863076961
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 430 grams

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Synopsis

Kim is the son of an Irish soldier raised by locals, familiar with the customs and languages of the Hindus and Muslims of the area who gets recruited by the British to spy for them. Kim acts as a guide for a Tibetan Buddhist priest who is on a quest in India, broadening his knowledge of the cultures of his world and giving him an excuse to travel even further. He comes upon his father's regiment, and the officers of the regiment arrange for Kim to attend a 'proper' British school. Throughout the story, a British spymaster is helping Kim receive an education (both formal and in the skills needed to serve the British rule in India) and arranging for Kim to carry messages and run small but important tasks for him. Kiplings most controversial book ?