Noble Prise Winner

Life

Born December 30, 1865 in Bombay, India

Father: John Lockwood Kipling a sculptor at Sir Jamsetjee

Jeejeebhoy School of Art and Industry

Mother: Alice Kipling

Age of 6, sent to boarding school and lived with Mr. and Mrs.

Holloway including his 3 year old sister Alice

Mrs. Holloway used to torture him (speaks about it in biography)

attended United Services College in Devon

wanted to study at Oxford but couldn't afford it

Job: Assistant Editor of local newspaper in Ciliv & Military

Gazette

Wife: Carrie Balestier (sent a telegram to propose)

got married in All Souls Church, Langham Place, England

moved to United States

Children: Josephine, Elise, and John

after the 1st daughter- stated writing The Jungle Book series

Died January 18, 1963 in London

Worldview

Christian (it is believed that

he found little comfort in

religion so it did not really

matter to him)

Works

Novels

The Light that Failed

Kim

Captians Courageous

Poerty

Echoes

The Five Nations

The Years Between

Autobiographies/ Speeches

A Book of Words

Something Myself

Short Stories

Just So Stories

Eyes of Asia

Rewards and Fairies

Author’s best adventure novel - ranks

number 78 on the list of Greatest Books

Of The 20th Century

The story of a baby abandoned in a

jungle that was brought up by wolves

that has elements of fantasy, myth, and

magic.

Collection of animal tales, including the

elephant’s child, the cat that walked by

himself, and the sing-song of old man

kangaroo.

Sources

• http://en.proverbia.net/citasautor.asp?autor=14

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• http://www.readbookonline.net/books/kipling/68

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• http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/rudya

rd-kipling-40.php

Rudyard’s HomeBombay- turned into a museum

–Rudyard Kipling

“For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf,

and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.”