Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was not yet 25 when he burst onto the
literary scene in London, where his stories of Anglo-Indian life made
him an instant celebrity. He won the Nobel Prize in 1907. Born in
India in 1865 to an upper-class military family, he spent his early
years in Britain and India and achieved his initial success as a
reporter in India. In 1888 he published these short stories: Soldiers
Three, The Story of the Gadsbys, In Black and White, Under the
Deodars, The Phantom Rickshaw and Wee Willie Winkie. He traveled
widely and visited the U.S. a number of times, eventually building a
house in Vermont. A restless wanderer, he ultimately settled in
Sussex, only to have his world tumble into ruins with the death of
his son in World War I. Kipling is revered for his adult and
children's stories and poems, but much of his life and writing is
largely unknown in the United States. (Because he believed, and
wrote, that Americans were ignorant provincials, his political views
were not appreciated in the states.) Witty, profound, wildly funny,
acerbic and occasionally savage, Rudyard Kipling's writings continue
to delight readers of all ages.
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