![]() Henry James said: "Kipling strikes me personally as the most complete man of genius (as distinct from fine intelligence) that I have ever known." In 1907, at the age of 41, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, making him the first English-language writer to receive the prize, and its youngest recipient to date. Kipling was one of the most popular writers in the United Kingdom, in both prose and verse, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is regarded as a major innovator in the art of the short story his children's books are classics of children's literature and one critic described his work as exhibiting "a versatile and luminous narrative gift". His poems include Mandalay (1890), Gunga Din (1890), The Gods of the Copybook Headings (1919), The White Man's Burden (1899), and If- (1910). Kipling's works of fiction include The Jungle Book (1894), Kim (1901), and many short stories, including The Man Who Would Be King (1888). Bodelsen goes on to write: 'Kipling is making the same point here as he did in The Jungle Books: that the basic conditions of human life are those of Nature, and that the civilization we have created is only a thin screen between us and immutable forces only disregarded at our peril.'.Joseph Rudyard Kipling was a journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist. his almost infallible sense of the right word,' the voyage of the We're Here is one of both physical and moral adventure it serves to give memorable, dramatic definition to the author's rigorous concept of the laws governing human existence. Bodelsen terms 'Kipling's brilliant impressionism. The boy in question is Harvey Cheyne, pampered son of an American millionaire his initiation commences when he is saved from drowning by a New England fishing schooner and forced to prove his worth in the only way the captain and crew will accept: through the slow and arduous mastery of skills upon which common survival depends. Synopsis: One of Rudyard Kipling's most enduringly popular works, Captains Courageous is both a stirring tale of the sea and a fable of a boy's initiation into the world of men. Heavy or very extensive browning, tanning, foxing or discoloration on pages. A perfectly acceptable study or work or reading or research copy! Well bound copy with extensive overall wear and use. Bodelsen goes on to write: 'Kipling is making the same point here as he did in The Jungle Books: that the basic conditions of human life are those of Nature, and that the civilization we have created is only a thin screen between us and immutable forces only disregarded at our peril.' inventory #33665 Previous Owner's Name Penned in Front,Otherwise Good in Slightly Worn Wrappers With Some Tears. FROM THE PUBLISHER - One of Rudyard Kipling's most enduringly popular works, Captains Courageous is both a stirring tale of the sea and a fable of a boy's initiation into the world of men. ![]() keywords: Signet Classic Paperback England Literature 19th Century. Previous Owner's Name Penned in Front,Otherwise Good in Slightly Worn Wrappers With Some Tears.
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