Kim: 1901 Classic Edition with Original Illustrations
A beautiful Rudyard Kipling's Kim classic edition, featuring 10 original illustrations.Rudyard Kipling's iconic novel Kim, set in the late 19th century of colonial India, Kim is the story of Kimball O' Hara, an Irish orphan growing in the city of Lahore, India. He accompanies and befriends an old Tibetan lama in search of a mythical river to gain enlightenment. Separated from his spiritual master, he embarks on many thrilling adventures, even leading him to train as a spy for the British secret services.The novel is notable for its detailed portrait of the people, culture, and varied religions of India. The book presents a vivid picture of India, its teeming populations, religions, and superstitions, and the life of the bazaars and the road.The story unfolds against the backdrop of the Great Game, the political conflict between Russia and Britain in Central Asia. The novel popularized the phrase and idea of the Great Game.

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Kim: 1901 Classic Edition with Original Illustrations
A beautiful Rudyard Kipling's Kim classic edition, featuring 10 original illustrations.Rudyard Kipling's iconic novel Kim, set in the late 19th century of colonial India, Kim is the story of Kimball O' Hara, an Irish orphan growing in the city of Lahore, India. He accompanies and befriends an old Tibetan lama in search of a mythical river to gain enlightenment. Separated from his spiritual master, he embarks on many thrilling adventures, even leading him to train as a spy for the British secret services.The novel is notable for its detailed portrait of the people, culture, and varied religions of India. The book presents a vivid picture of India, its teeming populations, religions, and superstitions, and the life of the bazaars and the road.The story unfolds against the backdrop of the Great Game, the political conflict between Russia and Britain in Central Asia. The novel popularized the phrase and idea of the Great Game.

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Kim: 1901 Classic Edition with Original Illustrations

Kim: 1901 Classic Edition with Original Illustrations

by Rudyard Kipling
Kim: 1901 Classic Edition with Original Illustrations

Kim: 1901 Classic Edition with Original Illustrations

by Rudyard Kipling

Overview

A beautiful Rudyard Kipling's Kim classic edition, featuring 10 original illustrations.Rudyard Kipling's iconic novel Kim, set in the late 19th century of colonial India, Kim is the story of Kimball O' Hara, an Irish orphan growing in the city of Lahore, India. He accompanies and befriends an old Tibetan lama in search of a mythical river to gain enlightenment. Separated from his spiritual master, he embarks on many thrilling adventures, even leading him to train as a spy for the British secret services.The novel is notable for its detailed portrait of the people, culture, and varied religions of India. The book presents a vivid picture of India, its teeming populations, religions, and superstitions, and the life of the bazaars and the road.The story unfolds against the backdrop of the Great Game, the political conflict between Russia and Britain in Central Asia. The novel popularized the phrase and idea of the Great Game.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9789355228567
Publisher: Classy Publishing
Publication date: 09/05/2024
Pages: 248
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.52(d)

About the Author

Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was one of the most popular writers in the United Kingdom in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His fiction works include The Jungle Book — a classic of children’s literature — and the rousing adventure novel Kim, as well as books of poems, short stories, and essays. In 1907, at the age of 42, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

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