The Light That Failed

Hardcover. 292 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Macmillan, UK, 1981. Centenary Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in very good condition and comes in good dust jacket. More specifically: Edges of boards have superficial wear. Spine has slight fading. Edges of dust jacket have moderate wear and minor chips and/or tears. Dust jacket is unclipped. Dust jacket is protected in clear, plastic sleeve. Pages are lightly tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Novel by Rudyard Kipling, published in 1890. The book, which includes autobiographical elements, describes the youth and manhood of Dick Heldar and traces his efforts as a war correspondent and artist whose sketches of British battles in the Sudan become popular. When he returns to London, he begins painting his masterpiece, racing against time because a battle wound has caused his eyesight to progressively fail. Kipling wrote two separate endings to The Light That Failed, a happy ending for the version published in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine in January 1890 and an unhappy ending for the version published in book form a few months later. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Literature & Literary; ISBN: 0333328035. ISBN/EAN: 9780333328033. Inventory No: 23080179. The photo of this book is of the actual book for sale.…