{"product_id":"how-the-just-so-stories-were-made-9780300237184","title":"How the Just So Stories Were Made","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA fascinating, richly illustrated exploration of the poignant origins of Rudyard Kipling’s world-famous children’s classic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A scrupulous and poignant account of how love and loss inspired the \u003ci\u003eJust So Stories\u003c\/i\u003e”—Kathryn Hughes, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In this concise and remarkable book...Batchelor guides us expertly...drawing on multiple sources and making intriguing connections between Kipling’s stories for children and for adults.”—John Carey, \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Fluent, engaging and gently erudite”—Boyd Tonkin,\u003ci\u003e The Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Batchelor, who places the \u003ci\u003eJust So Stories \u003c\/i\u003edirectly in the context of Kipling's private and public life, acknowledges that the stories contain traces of racism and imperialism, traits which were much more evident in Kipling's later works [and] highlights the stories for their humour and the deliverance of moral lessons.”—Colin Steele, \u003ci\u003eCanberra Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Intelligent, balanced, finely-written...John Batchelor, an academic whose own head teems with Edwardian history and books, opens [Kipling] up like a splayed tangerine, each segment of which is tagged to a \u003ci\u003eJust So\u003c\/i\u003e story.”—Nicola Shulman, \u003ci\u003eThe Oldie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Reading Kipling through the lens of his best-loved book makes a good introduction to his work.”—Janet Montefiore, \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Batchelor discusses each of the stories in turn, interweaving his erudite commentary with a penetrating exploration of Kipling's own story, and of his genius as a writer — not overlooking the brilliance of Kipling as illustrator of his own work.”—John Pridmore,\u003ci\u003e Church Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Batchelor’s book brings out the beauty of Kipling’s original volume and reveals much about this sad and complex man.”—Angela Wintle, \u003ci\u003eSussex Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Batchelor’s achievement is to interweave a close reading of Kipling’s \u003ci\u003eJust so Stories\u003c\/i\u003e and their illustrations with a richly suggestive exploration of Kipling’s complexity as a man and his protean genius as a writer.’—Phillip Mallett, author of \u003ci\u003eRudyard Kipling: A Literary Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Beautiful … \u003ci\u003eHow the Just so Stories Were Mad\u003c\/i\u003ee cracks through the imperial crustiness that many detest to reach into the warm heart and cool art of the great craftsman that so many admire. Batchelor movingly illuminates how personal grief and sorrow were integral to Kipling’s finest and most enduring work.’—Nicholas Rankin, author of \u003ci\u003eDead Man’s Chest: Travels after Robert Louis Stevenson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'John Batchelor is the perfect commentator on the\u003ci\u003e Just so Stories\u003c\/i\u003e: unobtrusive, knowledgeable, striking just the right balance between literary gossip and erudite illumination. He renews the delight of reading Kipling at his best.’—Alberto Manguel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48883957989719,"sku":"9780300237184","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780300237184.jpg?v=1722529779","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/how-the-just-so-stories-were-made-9780300237184","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}