The Jungle Book - With Illustrations by John Lockwood Kipling & Others

The Jungle Book - With Illustrations by John Lockwood Kipling & Others

The Jungle Book - With Illustrations by John Lockwood Kipling & Others

The Jungle Book - With Illustrations by John Lockwood Kipling & Others

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Overview

The Jungle Book' - Rudyard Kipling's 1894 collection of short stories, first published in magazines between 1893 and 1894. The tales of this volume represent fables featuring anthropomorphic animals that convey various moral messages. The most famous stories include 'Rikki-Tikki-Tavi', the tale of a brave mongoose, and 'Toomai of the Elephants', the story of a young elephant-handler. This timeless collection is further refined by the beautiful original illustrations of John Lockwood Kipling, W. H. Drake and Paul Frenzeny. It would make for ideal bedtime reading and is well deserving of a place on the family bookshelf.

Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was a seminal English writer of short stories, novelist, and poet. He is most famous for his poems concerning British soldiers in India and his wonderful children's stories.

Pook Press celebrates the great 'Golden Age of Illustration' in children's classics and fairy tales - a period of unparalleled excellence in book illustration. We publish rare and vintage Golden Age illustrated books, in high-quality colour editions, so that the masterful artwork and story-telling can continue to delight both young and old.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781473327818
Publisher: Pook Press
Publication date: 10/12/2015
Pages: 318
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range: 5 - 17 Years

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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