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Contains: / How The Whale Got His Throat / How The Camel Got His Hump / How The Rhinoceros Got His Skin / How The Leopard Got His Spots / The Elephants Child / The Sing-Song Of Old Man Kangaroo / The Beginning Of The Armadillos / How The First Letter Was Written / How The Alphabet Was Made / The Crab That Played With The Sea / The Cat That Walked By Himself / The Butterfly That Stamped

Illustrators: Frank X. Leyendecker and H. Reuterdahl

Contents: / The Phantom Rickshaw / My Own True Ghost Story / The Strange Ride of Morrowbie Jukes / The Man Who Would Be King / "The Finest Story in The World"

First published in 1888, "Plain Tales from the Hills" was Kiplings first volume of prose fiction. Most of the stories it includes had already appeared in the Civil and Military Gazette and they were written before Kipling reached the age of 22, showing already a remarkably precocious literary talent. This vignettes of life in British India a hundred years ago give vivid insight into Anglo-India at work and play, into a barrack-room life, and into the character of Indians themselves.

First published in 1912, "Just So Stories for Children" is a collection of Rudyard Kiplings animal tales in which we learn about How the Whale got his Throat, How the Camel got his Hump, How the Rhinoceros got his Skin, How the Leopard got his Spots, The Elephants Child, The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo, The Beginning of the Armadilloes, How the First Letter was Written, How the Alphabet was Made, The Crab that Played with the Sea, The Cat that Walked by Himself and The Butterfly that Stamped. These witty, inventive stories have delighted generations of children.The graceful prose and pungent humour of these 12 tall tales place them in the same league with such childrens classics as Winnie the Pooh and Alice in Wonderland. Kiplings verbal dexterity remains audible over time--even the openings of his fantastic fictions hark to a golden age of storytelling.

First published in 1888, "Soldiers Three" is a collection of short stories by Rudyard Kipling. The three soldiers of the title are Learoyd, Mulvaney and Ortheris, who had also appeared previously in the collection "Plain Tales from the Hills".Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English author and poet, born in India, and best known today for his childrens books. He is regarded as an innovator in the art of the short story; his childrens books, such as "The Jungle Book", are enduring classics.

Rudyard Kipling wrote some 250 short stories. He published them in all sorts of contemporary newspapers and journals throughout his long career, and it was his practice to bring them together into collections published every few years. These collections form milestones through his oeuvre.It was also his habit to prefix or follow each story with a short poem commenting directly or obliquely on the narratives they decorate a habit he picked up, apparently, from a favourite author, Ralph Waldo Emerson and took to new heights of complex interaction and subtle commentary.This essential 1904 collection takes its name from "The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation" by Richard Hakluyt, a compendium of exciting Elizabethan sailing expeditions. "Traffics and Discoveries" includes the following amazing short stories:- The Captive- The Bonds of Discipline- A Sahibs War- "Their Lawful Occasions" (as Part I and Part II)- The Comprehension of Private Copper- Steam Tactics- "Wireless"- The Army of a Dream (as Part I and Part II)- "They"- Mrs. Bathurst- Below the Mill Dam

First published in 1897, "Captains Courageous" is another brilliant story and a maritime adventure created by the very versatile Rudyard Kipling."Captains Courageous" tells the story of a 15-year-old boy named Harvey Cheyne Jr., the spoiled son of a wealthy railroad tycoon. He is on an ocean liner bound for Europe when he falls overboard and is rescued by a group of cod fisherman off the coast of Newfoundland. Harvey tries to get the fisherman to take him back to port, but they refuse to do it. He also tells them that he is wealthy and his father will pay for the trip back, but the fisherman dont believe him. When Harvey accuses the captain, Disko Troop, of taking his money, the captain makes Harvey join the crew and work as a fisherman for the remainder of their trip.The story focuses on Harveys personal transformation from the arrogant, pampered son of a millionaire to an admirable young man who has learned the values of hard work, simple living, and self-reliance.

Contains: / The Education Of Otis Yeere / At The PitS Mouth / A Wayside Comedy / The Hill Of Illusion / A Second-Rate Woman / Only A Subaltern / In The Matter Of A Private / The Enlightenments Of Pag

La serie de libros "7 mejores cuentos" presenta los grandes nombres de la literatura en lengua española.En este volumen traemos a Rudyard Kipling, un periodista, escritor de cuentos, poeta y novelista ingles. Nacio en la India, lo que inspiro gran parte de su trabajo.Este libro contiene los siguientes cuentos:- El Hombre que pudo reinar- El gato que caminaba solo- El jardineiro- El judio errante- Georgie Porgie- La Casa de los Deseos- Rikki tikki tavi