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Book SynopsisThis was Kipling''s first published volume of fiction. The stories with their brevity and concentration of effect are a landmark in the history of the short story. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World''s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford''s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.Table of ContentsDedication ; Preface ; Lispeth ; Three and-an Extra ; Thrown Away ; Miss Youghal's Sais ; 'Yoked with an Unbeliever' ; False Dawn ; The Rescue of Pluffles ; Cupid's Arrows ; The Three Musketeers ; His Chance in Life ; Watches of the Night ; The Other Man ; Consequences ; The Conversion of Aurelian McGoggin ; The Taking of Lungtungpen ; A Germ-Destroyer ; Kidnapped ; The Arrest of Lieutenant Glightly ; In the House of Suddhoo ; His Wedded Wife ; The Broken-Link Handicap ; Beyond the Pale ; In Error ; A Bank Fraud ; Tod's Amendment ; The Daughter of the Regiment ; In the Pride of his Youth ; Pig ; The Rout of the White Hussars ; The Bronckhorst Divorce-Case ; Venus Annodomini ; The Bisara of Pooree ; A Freind's Friend ; The Gate of the Hundred Sorrows ; The Madness of Private Ortheris ; The Story of Muhammad Din ; On the Strength of a Likeness ; Wressley of the Foreign Office ; By Word of Mouth ; To be Filed for Reference

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Book SynopsisParagon of English virtues or racist imperialist? Andrew Lycett (acclaimed biographer of Ian Fleming) has returned to primary sources to tell the intricate story of a misunderstood genius who became Britain''s most famous and highest earning author. Among the many new sources, Lycett has discovered previously unpublished letters that illuminate Kipling''s crucial years in India, his first girlfriend (the model for Mrs Hauksbee of Plain Tales from the Hills), his parents'' decision to send him back to England to boarding school; and in his adult life his use of opium, his frustrating times in London and the brief peace he found in America before the devastating loss of both his young daughter and, in the First World War, his son. Lycett also uncovers the extraordinary story of Kipling''s great love for Flo Garrard, daughter of the crown jeweller, and unravels the complicated yet enthralling saga of the American family the Balestiers, and of Carrie Balestier who became Trade ReviewConducts us through [Kipling's] life and times with authority, dispassion and clarity. This is an excellent biography, with everything in its place -- Lawrence James * LITERARY REVIEW *Well researched and finely written ... Anyone who wants to learn about this curious figure in our culture could do no better than to start here -- Simon Heffer * COUNTRY LIFE *Richly detailed ... will still be read after the latest psychohistories and literary deconstructions have deconstructed one another to bits -- Noel Malcolm * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *

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