Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English 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, … Wikipedia
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In researching the matter, I discovered an excellent essay by
long-time fan Fred Lerner, A Master of our Art:
Rudyard Kipling considered as a Science Fiction writer which
develops this case in detail. esr.ibiblio.org/?p=234
...Rudyard Kipling 1865-1936 Non-Fiction American Notes Book of Words, A France at War Fringes of the Fleet, The From Sea to Sea Irish Guards in the Great... whitewolf.newcastle.edu.au/words/authors/K/KiplingRudyard...
In Kipling's work, as in his life, the British Empire assumed a complex mythical or legendary function, which he passed on to his readers. www.victorianweb.org/authors/kipling/rkimperialism.html
...Margaret West Kinney, Troy Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936 Kippis, Andrew, 1725-1795 Kirby, John Kirby, W. F. (William Forsell), 1844-1912 Kirby, William, 1817-1906 Kirk, Edward Bruce... www.gutenberg.org/author/R
...: Distributed Proofreaders Rudyard Kipling by John Palmer Help Read online Bibliographic Record Creator Palmer, John, 1885-1944 Title Rudyard Kipling Language English EText-No... . www.gutenberg.org/etext/18045
