A Sahibs's War and other Stories

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PENGUIN TWENTIETH- CENTURY CLASSICS RUDYARD KIPLING Short Stories: Volume 1 A Sahibs9 War and Other Stories SELECTED BY ANDREW RUTHERFORD To read a wide selection of Kipling's fiction is to be astonished by the rangé and the vitality of his invention, the sureness and subtlety of his technique' - Andrew Rutherford Ironic and occasionally satirical in tone, Kipling's later work is characterized by its clear observation, its lucid and often beautiful exposition and its compassionate comprehension. 'A Sahibs' War', 'The Captive' and 'Mrs Bathurst' examine the mysteries of the priváté and public self with colloquial concision. 'The Mother Hive' and 'As Easy as A.B.C.' make use of the parable and the utópián fantasy to express present and future anxieties. Above all, however, this collection records Kipling's repeated attempts to capture the very essence of England and its people. Tradition and continuity encounter progress and change in the remarkable dream vision of 'Below the Mill... Tovább

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PENGUIN TWENTIETH- CENTURY CLASSICS RUDYARD KIPLING Short Stories: Volume 1 A Sahibs9 War and Other Stories SELECTED BY ANDREW RUTHERFORD To read a wide selection of Kipling's fiction is to be astonished by the rangé and the vitality of his invention, the sureness and subtlety of his technique' - Andrew Rutherford Ironic and occasionally satirical in tone, Kipling's later work is characterized by its clear observation, its lucid and often beautiful exposition and its compassionate comprehension. 'A Sahibs' War', 'The Captive' and 'Mrs Bathurst' examine the mysteries of the priváté and public self with colloquial concision. 'The Mother Hive' and 'As Easy as A.B.C.' make use of the parable and the utópián fantasy to express present and future anxieties. Above all, however, this collection records Kipling's repeated attempts to capture the very essence of England and its people. Tradition and continuity encounter progress and change in the remarkable dream vision of 'Below the Mill Dam'. And in 'An Habitation Enforced' an American couple in England are bewildered and then fascinated by a country that seems, despite its enigmatic social codes, to be a part of themselves. iP The cover shows a detail from The Caravan by Charles Theodore Frere, reproduced by courtesy of Whitford and Hughes, London (photo: Bridgeman Art Library) Vissza