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The Man Who Would Be King

- and Other Stories
Af: Rudyard Kipling Engelsk Paperback
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The Man Who Would Be King

- and Other Stories
Af: Rudyard Kipling Engelsk Paperback
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This collection brings together seventeen of Kipling''s early stories, written between 1885 and 1888, when Kipling was working as a journalist in India. Wry comedies of British officialdom alternate with glimpses into the harsh lives of the common soldiers and the Indian poor, revealing Kipling''s legendary powers of observation and, in ''Baa Baa, Black Sheep'' his own miserable childhood. From Mrs Hauksbee''s Simla drawing-room to Mulvaney''s cot in barracks, to the wild hills of Kafiristan, Kipling re-creates the India he knew in stories by turns ironic and sentimental, compassionate and bitter, displaying the brilliance that has captivated readers for over a century. 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.
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This collection brings together seventeen of Kipling''s early stories, written between 1885 and 1888, when Kipling was working as a journalist in India. Wry comedies of British officialdom alternate with glimpses into the harsh lives of the common soldiers and the Indian poor, revealing Kipling''s legendary powers of observation and, in ''Baa Baa, Black Sheep'' his own miserable childhood. From Mrs Hauksbee''s Simla drawing-room to Mulvaney''s cot in barracks, to the wild hills of Kafiristan, Kipling re-creates the India he knew in stories by turns ironic and sentimental, compassionate and bitter, displaying the brilliance that has captivated readers for over a century. 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.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 352
ISBN-13: 9780199536474
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 0199536473
Kategori: Engelsk
Udg. Dato: 12 jun 2008
Længde: 16mm
Bredde: 138mm
Højde: 195mm
Forlag: Oxford University Press
Oplagsdato: 12 jun 2008
Forfatter(e): Rudyard Kipling
Forfatter(e) Rudyard Kipling

Kategori Engelsk

ISBN-13 9780199536474

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 352

Udgave

Længde 16mm

Bredde 138mm

Højde 195mm

Udg. Dato 12 jun 2008

Oplagsdato 12 jun 2008

Forlag Oxford University Press