Jungle Books

Name: Jungle Books
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ISBN: 9780141196657

ISBN-10: 0141196653

ISBN-13: 9780141196657

Edition: 2013

Authors: Rudyard Kipling, Kaori Nagai, Jan Montefiore

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A new edition of Rudyard Kipling’s best-loved book The story of Mowgli, a man-cub who is brought up by wolves in the jungles of Central India, is one of the greatest literary myths ever created. As he embarks on a series of thrilling escapades, Mowgli encounters such unforgettable creatures as the bear Baloo, the graceful black panther Bagheera, and Shere Khan, the tiger with blazing eyes. Other animal stories range from the dramatic battle between good and evil in “Rikki-tikki-tavi” to the macabre comedy “The Undertakers.” WithThe Jungle Books,Kipling drew on ancient beast fables, Buddhist philosophy, and memories of his Anglo-Indian youth to create a rich, symbolic portrait of man and…

Book details

List price: $15.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 7/30/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 448
Size: 5.00" wide x 7.76" long x 1.02" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

Jan Montefiore is Professor of 20th Century English Literature at the University of Kent. Her most recent book is Rudyard Kipling (2007).



Chronology


General Preface


Introduction


Note on the Texts


Further Reading


The Jungle Books


The Jungle Book


Preface


Mowgli's Brothers


Hunting-Song of the Seeonee Pack


Kaa's Hunting


Road-Song of the Bandar-Log


Tiger-Tiger!


Mowgli's Song


The White Seal


Lukannon


'Rikki-Tikki-Tavi'


Darzee's Chaunt


Toomai of the Elephants


Shiv and the Grasshopper


Servants of the Queen


Parade-Song of the Camp-Animals


The Second Jungle Book


How Fear Came


The Law of the Jungle


The Miracle of Purun Bhagat


A Song of Kabir


Letting in the Jungle


Mowgli's Song Against People


The Undertakers


A Ripple Song


The King's Ankus


The Song of the Little Hunter


Quiquern


Angutwun Tina


Red Dog


Chil's Song


The Spring Running


The Outsong


Appendix: In the Rukh


Notes