![]() ![]() ![]() He was the author of many short stories and novels including The Jungle Book. Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was born in Bombay, India. So much more than just a spy story, Kim is one of the most enjoyable books that you will ever read - or have read to you. In 1907, Kipling was the first English writer ever to be awarded the Nobel Prize in literature. Kim, Kipling's extraordinarily topical masterpiece, has one of the most brilliant openings in this series: 'He sat, in defiance of municipal orders, astride the gun Zam-Zammah on her brick. Taking time off from his role as the traveling companion of an aged Tibetan lama, the boy is trained as a spy, matches wits with various evildoers, and wins out in the end. KIM Rudyard Kipling Kipling, Rudyard (1865-1936) - An English novelist, short-story writer, and poet who spent most of his youth in India, and is best known for his children’s classics. ![]() It tells the story of a street-wise but (in typical Kipling fashion) highly moral Anglo-Indian boy who becomes enmeshed the “the Great Game” -– the competition between Britain and Russia for control over Asia. ![]() Kim is a fabulous adventure story set in India during the former British Empire. Download cover art Download CD case insert Kim ![]()
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