Selected Poems (Collector's Poetry Library)

Kipling, Rudyard

ISBN 10: 1904919243 / ISBN 13: 9781904919247

Published by Macmillan Collector's Library, 2004

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Lovely pocket-sized Kipling, ideal gift and in very clean condition - one owner from new.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Selected Poems (Collector's Poetry Library)
• Publisher: Macmillan Collector's Library
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1904919243
• ISBN 13: 9781904919247
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New

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Synopsis

"Now this is the Law of the Jungle—as old and as true as the sky;And the Wolf that shall keep it may prosper,but the Wolf that shall break it must die."— The Law of the JungleKipling's innovative experiments with language—especially the dialects of the ordinary soldier—won him many admirers, and still stand out as truly modern today. Compiled here, this selection of his eclectic poetry shows the development of Kipling's talent, his deepening maturity and the growing somberness of his poetic vision. Ranging from early, exhilarating celebrations of British expansion overseas, including and , to the dignified and inspirational and the later, deeply moving —inspired by the death of Kipling's only son—it clearly illustrates the scope and originality of his work. It also offers a compelling insight into the Empire both at its peak and during its decline in the early years of the twentieth century.(1865-1936) is often regarded as the unofficial Laureate of the British Empire. Yet his writing reveals a ferociously independent figure, at times violently opposed to the dominant political and literary tendencies of his age. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907 "in consideration of the power of observation, originality of imagination, virility of ideas and remarkable talent for narration which characterize the creations of this world-famous author."

About the Author

Joseph Rudyard Kipling (December 3, 1865 - January 18, 1936) was a British author and poet, born in India, and best known today for his children's books, including The Jungle Book (1894), The Second Jungle Book (1895), Just So Stories (1902), and Puck of Pook's Hill (1906); his novel, Kim (1901); his poems, including Mandalay (1890), Gunga Din (1890), and "If-" (1910); and his many short stories, including "The Man Who Would Be King" (1888) and the collections Life's Handicap (1891), The Day's Work (1898), and Plain Tales from the Hills (1888). He is regarded as a major "innovator in the art of the short story";[2] his children's books are enduring classics of children's literature; and his best work speaks to a versatile and luminous narrative gift.