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Esta novela corta es considerada una de las mejores de Kipling. "El hombre que pudo reinar" narra la historia de dos suboficiales británicos en la India que se convierten en reyes de Kafiristán, una parte remota de Afganistán. El relato está inspirado en las hazañas de James Brooke,...

It is hardly fair to Mr. Kipling to call American Notes first impressions, for one reading them will readily see that the impressions are superficial, little thought being put upon the writing. They seem super-sarcastic, and would lead one to believe that Mr. Kipling is antagonistic to America in...

By this date Kipling had been publishing short story collections for twenty years and his audience was familiar with the format: every four or five years Kipling pulled together the short stories he’d published in various magazines into a one-volume collection, giving it a pithy and evocative title, and often writing poems specially to preface or follow each story.

This holiday, we proudly present to you this unique collection of the greatest Christmas stories. Over 250 of them are included by your favourite authors:Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Willa Cather, Beatrix Potter, Louisa May Alcott, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Hans Christian Andersen, E.T.A. Hoffmann, O. Henry, Mark Twain and many more!

Account of a trip to America. Here's how he begins his description of San Francisco: " 'Serene, indifferent to fate, Thou sittest at the Western Gate; Thou seest the white seas fold their tents, Oh, warder of two continents; Thou drawest all things, small and great, To thee, beside the Western...

Excerpt: "Mankind has always loved to tell stories and to listen to them. The most primitive and unlettered peoples and tribes have always shown and still show this universal characteristic. As far back as written records go we find stories; even before that time, they were handed down from remote...

Kipling's classics tales for children, including How the Whale Got His Throat, How the Leopard Got His Spots, How the Camel Got His Hump and more.

The timeless tale of Kim, the Irish orphan, and his life on the streets of colonial India.

SI vous admettez qu’on n’a pas le droit d’entrer dans son salon au début de la matinée, quand la femme de chambre est en train de mettre les choses en place et d’enlever la poussière, vous admettrez aussi que les gens civilisés qui mangent dans la porcelaine et sont munis de carnets de...

This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. This book features a table of contents linked to every chapter. The book was designed for optimal navigation on the iPad, Nook, PDA, Smartphone, and other electronic readers. It is formatted to display on all electronic devices including eReaders, Smartphones and other Mobile Devices with a small display.

Giudicato uno dei migliori ritratti sulla guerra alpina mai scritto, Kipling pubblicò questo resoconto in cinque articoli dapprima sul ‘‘Daily Telegraph’’ e sul ‘‘New York Tribune’’, nel mese di giugno 1917, poi in volume presso l’editore Doubleday negli Stati Uniti, in un’edizione...

An enduring classic of fantasy literature, and an invaluable compendium of fairy tales and history, Puck of Pook's Hill, published in 1906, features an elf named Puck, who takes two human children, Dan and Una, on an exciting adventure through England's wondrously rich past.  

Published in 1902, these charming and whimsical fantasies for children—and adults who retain a love of the fantastic—are enduring classics.  Focusing on the explanation of origin, the book includes "How the Leopard Got His Spots," How the Camel Got His Hump," and "The Cat That Walked by Himself."