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When Kipling died in 1936 he was considered second to none as a poet. Years before, when Tennyson was Laureate, he had described young Kipling as the "only one with divine fire"; but in fact Kipling died in relative anonymity, his death overshadowed by George V's and his reputation dented by a Britain that saw him as outdated and imperialist. On the 23rd January King George was brought to lie in state in Westminster Hall, the same day as Kipling's ashes were quietly consigned to Poet's Corner. Kipling brings us such characters as Gunga Din, Judy O'Grady and the Colonel's Lady in these peoms.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #735090 in Books
• Published on: 1995-08-17
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 704 pages

Synopsis
Rudyard Kipling was the barrack-room balladeer and the unrivalled poet laureate of the common man. He was born in Bombay in 1865, and after schooling in England he returned to India and started his writing career. He settled in Sussex after the Boer War and concentrated on verse and short stories. In her foreword to this edition of Kipling's verse, M.M. Kaye, author of "The Far Pavilions", introduces readers to Kipling's India and looks at the influences in his life that were responsible for his becoming the literary lion of the Empire.

From the Publisher
With an authoritative and energetic introduction by the late M.M.Kaye, author of The Pavillions and Shadow of the Moon, and James Fenwick’s meticulous revision and editing.