Rudyard Kipling

A definitive compilation of verse from the author of The Jungle Book presents a selection that includes the author's ballads, narrative poems, epigrams, odes, and other poetry, from such famed works as "Mandalay" and "If" to less-familiar poems.

Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) is perhaps the most controversial major English poetof the last two centuries, not least because of his apparent enthusiasm for the empire.

"Fans of Kipling's work will appreciate the new look and newcomers to the classic stories will be taken in by the bold artwork and approachable trim size." -- Publishers Weekly How did the rude Rhinoceros get his baggy skin? How did a 'satiably curious Elephant change the lives of his kin evermore? First told aloud to his young daughter ("O my Best Beloved"), Rudyard Kipling's inspired answers to these and other burning questions draw from the fables he heard as a child in India and the folktales he gathered from around the world. In this sumptuous volume, Kipling's playful, inventive tales are brought to life by eight of today's celebrated illustrators, from Peter S s's elegantly graphic cetacean in "How the Whale Got His Throat" to Satoshi Kitamura's amusingly expressive characters in "The Cat That Walked by Himself." From one of the world's greatest storytellers come eight classic tales just begging to be heard by a new generation -- and a visual feast that offers a reward with every retelling. Featuring illustrations by: Christopher CorrCathie FelsteadJeff FisherSatoshi KitamuraClaire MelinskyJane RayPeter S sLouise Voce

Witty, profound, wildly funny, acerbic and occasionally savage, Rudyard Kipling's poems continue to delight readers of all ages. Included are both the familiar favorites and Kipling's lesser-known works. This is the only complete collection of Kipling's poems available in paperback.

Kipling left the strong light and darkness of India aged just five, but fortunately for his future readers, returned home aged sixteen in 1882. I found myself at Bombay where I was born, moving among sights and smells that made me deliver in the vernacular sentences whose meaning I knew not. Other Indian-born boys have told me how the same thing happened to them. After these, my English years fell away, nor ever, I think, came back in full strength. Rudyard Kipling was immediately put to work, writing for such local newspapers as the Civil and Military Gazette in Lahore and the Pioneer in Allahabad. The former appeared six days a week and would be remembered by Kipling as my mistress and most true love. Although worked hard, Kipling's need to write was unstoppable, and he published his first collection of verse as well as creating his celebrated short story collections. Right at the end of this five-year period of almost demonic literary energy he wrote nineteen extraordinarily vivid travel essays as he explored the independent Kingdoms of Rajasthan.

Mästerliga noveller om det sällsamma och övernaturliga »Kipling framstår för mig som det mest kompletta geni jag någonsin har känt.« Henry James Under sin långa karriär som författare återvände Rudyard Kipling ofta till det övernaturliga och drömska, och de åtta novellerna i detta urval är utmärkta prov på vilken framträdande plats det oförklarliga har i hans författarskap. »Vilddjurets märke« – som fått ge namn åt denna volym – är en mästerligt otäck skräckhistoria. Bland de övriga berättelserna återfinns den prosapoetiska »De fruktansvärda nätternas stad« och den smärtsamt vackra och suggestiva novellen »De«. Vilddjurets märke och andra berättelser visar en sida av Kiplings författarskap som alltför ofta hamnat i skymundan, men som än i dag drabbar oss med oförminskad styrka. Novellerna vittnar om visionen hos ett intellekt som sökte drömmen, och fann den i form av sällsamma berättelser. I översättning av Arthur Isfelt, med ett nyskrivet förord av författaren och kritikern Torbjörn Elensky. JOSEPH RUDYARD KIPLING [1865–1936] var en brittisk författare och journalist, född i Indien. Under det sena 1800-talet och tidiga 1900-talet var han en av Storbritanniens mest populära författare, både i prosa och vers. Till hans mest kända verk hör romanerna Djungelboken [1894] och Kim [1901], men han betraktas också som en av de stora nydanarna inom novellkonsten. 1907, vid 41 års ålder, tilldelades han Nobelpriset i litteratur.