-from No. VI
Though he achieved lasting fame with his children's tale The Jungle Book, Rudyard Kipling left us with a vast array of writing that has fallen into sad-and unwarranted-obscurity. This collection of notes and essays on his world travels reveals a man bursting with self-deprecating wit, keen observational powers, and an intelligent awareness of his own cultural biases and prejudices.
First published in 1899, this volume serves as a delightful reminder of Kipling's genius, and includes:
. an account of attending the theater in Japan and visiting Shinto shrines
. an exploration of India's "city of elephants" and a meeting with "the naughty children of Iquique"
. notes on a journey to San Francisco and the taking of tea with the "natives" there
. an explanation of how to "manufacture ethnological theories at railroad speed"
. and much more.
OF INTEREST TO: Kipling fans, readers of classic English literature, armchair travelers
Also available from Cosimo Classics: Kipling's short-story collection The Courting of Dinah Shadd
British author and poet RUDYARD KIPLING (1865-1936) was born in colonial India, a locale that inspired his best-known works, The Jungle Book (1894), Kim (1901), and Gunga Din (1892). He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907.
-from No. VI
Though he achieved lasting fame with his children's tale The Jungle Book, Rudyard Kipling left us with a vast array of writing that has fallen into sad-and unwarranted-obscurity. This collection of notes and essays on his world travels reveals a man bursting with self-deprecating wit, keen observational powers, and an intelligent awareness of his own cultural biases and prejudices.
First published in 1899, this volume serves as a delightful reminder of Kipling's genius, and includes:
. an account of attending the theater in Japan and visiting Shinto shrines
. an exploration of India's "city of elephants" and a meeting with "the naughty children of Iquique"
. notes on a journey to San Francisco and the taking of tea with the "natives" there
. an explanation of how to "manufacture ethnological theories at railroad speed"
. and much more.
OF INTEREST TO: Kipling fans, readers of classic English literature, armchair travelers
Also available from Cosimo Classics: Kipling's short-story collection The Courting of Dinah Shadd
British author and poet RUDYARD KIPLING (1865-1936) was born in colonial India, a locale that inspired his best-known works, The Jungle Book (1894), Kim (1901), and Gunga Din (1892). He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907.
From Sea to Sea: Letters of Travel
From Sea to Sea: Letters of Travel
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9788827580394 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Kipling Press |
| Publication date: | 02/24/2018 |
| Series: | Kipling Collection |
| Sold by: | StreetLib SRL |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 2 MB |