If you’re ever in the mood, you can read The Jungle Book in its entirety online for free on Project Gutenberg.
Characteristic of Kipling’s stories, each story is followed by a poetic piece of verse.
Other well-known stories included in this classic are “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi,” the story of a mongoose who was a hero, and “Toomai of the Elephants,” a tale featuring a young handler of elephants. The most famous stories of The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling are the three stories about the adventures of Mowgli, a “man cub” who was abandoned and raised by wolves. It’s worth a read.)īut back to The Jungle Book: because The Jungle Book characters are animals who primarily serve to teach moral lessons, both The Jungle Book and its sequel The Second Jungle Book are often considered fables. As Michael Dirda says, many recent scholars and critics point to Kipling mostly for his “ racial insensitivity, colonialist arrogance and anti-feminist caricature.” (However, Dirda goes on to make a fair argument for why Kipling is a great writer and deserves serious consideration in spite of his imperialist views. When talking about Rudyard Kipling, it’s worth pointing out that his place in English literature isn’t without controversy. A handwritten note found in 2010 has proved that Kipling wrote these stories for his daughter Josephine, who was six years old and ill with pneumonia. Joseph Rudyard Kipling first published his collection of stories that would later come to be known collectively as The Jungle Book in magazines back in 18.Īt the time these stories were written, Kipling lived in Dummerston, Vermont. Thanks in large part to Disney’s many animated and live-action adaptations, few children in the entire world have grown up without some notion of the fantastical world of Mowgli, Baloo, and Shere Khan.īut how much do children-and you- know about the original Jungle Book characters and stories by Rudyard Kipling? The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling Authors Children's Books Classic Literature Novel Knowledge
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