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The Jungle Book (1894) is a collection of stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling. Most of the characters are animals such as Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or "man-cub" Mowgli, who is raised in the jungle by wolves.
Kipling's works of fiction include the Jungle Book duology (The Jungle Book, 1894; The Second Jungle Book, 1895), Kim (1901), the Just So Stories (1902) and many short stories, including "The Man Who Would Be King" (1888).
Jun 8, 2024 · The Jungle Book, collection of stories by Rudyard Kipling, published in 1894. The Second Jungle Book, published in 1895, contains stories linked by poems. The stories tell mostly of Mowgli, an Indian boy who is raised by wolves and learns self-sufficiency and wisdom from the jungle animals.
Best known for the 'Mowgli' stories, Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book expertly interweaves myth, morals, adventure and powerful story-telling. Set in Central India, Mowgli is raised by a pack of wolves.
Joseph Rudyard Kipling was a journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist. Kipling's works of fiction include The Jungle Book (1894), Kim (1901), and many short stories, including The Man Who Would Be King (1888).
The Jungle Book opens with three stories and a song about Mowgli, a young boy raised in a jungle by wolves. Mother Wolf and Father Wolf find Mowgli when he is only an infant and take him in as one of their own. As Mowgli grows older, he learns the Law of the Jungle from Baloo the Bear and Bagheera the Black Panther.
Influenced by the stories he picked up growing up in India, Rudyard Kipling wrote ‘The Jungle Book’, a collection of short stories, some related and others stand-alone. In a fashion reminiscent of Hindi fable texts, Kipling writes anthropomorphic animal tales that teach moral lessons.
Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Book" was published in 1894 during the late Victorian era, marked by the British Empire's expansion and consolidation. Importance of the historical period.
The Jungle Book is a collection of stories written by Rudyard Kipling. It was published by Macmillan & Co. in 1894. The stories tell about life and legends of the Indian jungle. Parts of The Jungle Book have been adapted to television, movies, the theater, and other media.
Jul 30, 2013 · Rudyard Kipling. Harper Collins, Jul 30, 2013 - Juvenile Fiction - 288 pages. Venture into the depths of the jungle with Mowgli, the “man cub”, Baloo the bear, Bagheera the panther,...
