The first edition of the novel was published in 1894, and was written by rudyard kipling. It describes kims life and adventures from street vagabond, to his adoption by his fathers regiment and recruitment into espionage. The stories were first published in magazines in 189394. The jungle book 1894 is a collection of stories by english author rudyard kipling. Very nice and scarce book in very good dust jacket which has one and a half by one half inch tear to upper rear panel repaired with tape. It is public domain in the vast majority of countries by virtue of having been written by someone who died in 1936 more than 70 years ago for many countries the term is actually 50 years, so it lapsed at the end of 2006, whilst in th. Mowglis story comes to life in this classic retelling of rudyard kipling s the jungle book, featuring beautiful, vibrant illustrations by migy blanco mowgli loves living in the jungle with his wolf family and his friends baloo the bear and bagheera the panther. Jungle book second jungle book by rudyard kipling, first. The jungle book 1894 is a collection of stories by the english author rudyard kipling.
Rudyard kiplings the jungle books were first published in 1894 and 1895, and they feature stories about mowgli, a boy raised by wolves in the indian jungle. Very mild foxing to both volumes, else a very clean, tight set. Most of the characters are animals such as shere khan the tiger and baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or mancub mowgli, who is raised in the jungle by wolves. A very handsome pair of kipling s beloved classic, the jungle book, best known for the stories featuring the feral jungle boy, mowgli. Badenpowell liked the stories in the jungle book by rudyard kipling, and he thought many of the characters were fun and playful, just like cub scouts. The jungle book ebook by rudyard kipling 97898977815. Originally published in 1895 not disney, but kipling. The main characters of this childrens, literature story are. The jungle book s stories of a human boy named mowgli raised by animals in the wild made for. Rudyard kipling books list of books by author rudyard.
The jungle book by rudyard kipling publication date 20080812 usage public domain topics librivox, audiobook, animals, children this classic childrens book by rudyard kipling. Born in 1865 in bombay, where his father taught at an arts school, and then exiled as a boy to england, he returned to india as a teenager, and. See all books authored by rudyard kipling, including just so stories for little children, and the jungle book, and more on. Whether they are protected by at all varies by country. Rudyard kipling this novel tells the story of kimball o hara kim, who is the orphaned son of a soldier in the irish regiment stationed in india during the british raj. Free download or read online the jungle books pdf epub book. The inside story of rudyard kipling and the jungle book.