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Limits And Renewals
''Limits and Renewals'' is a short story collection published by Rudyard Kipling Joseph Rudyard Kipling ( ; 30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936)''The Times'', (London) 18 January 1936, p. 12. was an English novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist. He was born in British India, which inspired much of his work. ... in 1932. Contents The collection contains the following short stories: *Dayspring Mishandled *The Woman in His Life *The Tie *The Church that was at Antioch *Aunt Ellen * Fairy-Kist *A Naval Mutiny *The Debt *Akbar's Bridge *The Manner of Men *Unprofessional *Beauty Spots *The Miracle of Saint Jubanus *The Tender Achilles *Uncovenanted Mercies Additionally, several poems were published: *Gertrude's Prayer *Dinah in Heaven *Four-Feet *The Totem *The Disciple *The Playmate *Naaman's Song *The Mother's Son *The Coiner *At his Execution *The Threshold *Neighbours *The Expert *The Curé *Song of Seventy Horses *Hymn to Physical Pain *The Penalty *Azrael's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudyard Kipling
Joseph Rudyard Kipling ( ; 30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936)''The Times'', (London) 18 January 1936, p. 12. was an English novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist. He was born in British India, which inspired much of his work. Kipling's works of fiction include the ''Jungle Book'' duology ('' The Jungle Book'', 1894; '' The Second Jungle Book'', 1895), ''Kim'' (1901), the '' Just So Stories'' (1902) and many short stories, including "The Man Who Would Be King" (1888). His poems include " Mandalay" (1890), " Gunga Din" (1890), "The Gods of the Copybook Headings" (1919), " The White Man's Burden" (1899), and "If—" (1910). He is seen as an innovator in the art of the short story.Rutherford, Andrew (1987). General Preface to the Editions of Rudyard Kipling, in "Puck of Pook's Hill and Rewards and Fairies", by Rudyard Kipling. Oxford University Press. His children's books are classics; one critic noted "a versatile and luminous narrative gift".Rutherford, Andrew ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fairy-Kist
"Fairy-Kist" is a short story by Rudyard Kipling. It first appeared in ''Maclean’s Magazine'' in America in 1927. It was after published in 1928 in England in the '' Strand Magazine'', illustrated by C. E. Brock. It finally came out in book format in 1932, in the collection '' Limits and Renewals.'' Plot The story is framed with a dinner party attended by the narrator where one of his friends, a doctor named Keede, relates a youthful adventure. The body of a young girl was found outside his village one night under mysterious circumstances. A trowel was found by her body, apparently the weapon with which the murder had been committed. Her lover was suspected; they had quarrelled that night, but there was no evidence against him and the affair was dropt for a time. Keede himself had suspicions in another quarter; he had passed the spot on the night and seen a man with a woman's body, and not realising she was dead, reported the affair to the police. They ignored the clew, and K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of The Works Of Rudyard Kipling
This is a bibliography of works by Rudyard Kipling, including books, short stories, poems, and collections of his works.''Rudyard Kipling: A Bibliographic Catalogue'', James McG. Stewart, ed. A.W. Yeats (Dalhousie University Press, Toronto), 1959 Books (These are short story collections except as noted. Listed by year of publication.) * ''The City of Dreadful Night'' (1885), short story – later published as ''The City of the Dreadful Night'' in Little Blue Book No. 357 * ''Departmental Ditties'' (1886), poetry * ''Plain Tales from the Hills'' (1888) ** "Lispeth" (short story) ** "Three and - an Extra" (short story) ** "Thrown Away" (short story) ** "Miss Youghal's Sais" (short story) ** "'Yoked with an Unbeliever'" (short story) ** "False Dawn" (short story) ** "The Rescue of Pluffles" (short story) ** "Cupid's Arrows" (short story) ** "The Three Musketeers" (short story) ** "His Chance in Life" (short story) ** "Watches of the Night" (short story) ** "The Other Man" (short sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1932 In Literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1932. Events *March – Captain W. E. Johns' character Biggles (James Bigglesworth) is introduced as an English World War I pilot in the short story "The White Fokker", in the first, April issue of ''Popular Flying'' magazine, edited by Johns. The first Biggles collection, ''The Camels Are Coming'', ensues in April. * April 23 – To mark Shakespeare's birthday: **The Royal Shakespeare Company's new theatre opens at Stratford-upon-Avon. **The Folger Shakespeare Library opens in Washington, D.C. *April 26 – The 32-year-old American poet Hart Crane, in a state of alcoholic depression, throws himself overboard from the ''Orizaba'' between Mexico and New York; his body is never recovered. *May – The first issue appears of the English journal of literary criticism '' Scrutiny: a quarterly review'', edited by F. R. Leavis. *June 28 – Alice Hargreaves, the inspiration for ''Alice's Adventures in Won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Works By Rudyard Kipling
Works may refer to: People * Caddy Works (1896–1982), American college sports coach * Samuel Works (c. 1781–1868), New York politician Albums * '' ''Works'' (Pink Floyd album)'', a Pink Floyd album from 1983 * ''Works'', a Gary Burton album from 1972 * ''Works'', a Status Quo album from 1983 * ''Works'', a John Abercrombie album from 1991 * ''Works'', a Pat Metheny album from 1994 * ''Works'', an Alan Parson Project album from 2002 * ''Works Volume 1'', a 1977 Emerson, Lake & Palmer album * ''Works Volume 2'', a 1977 Emerson, Lake & Palmer album * '' The Works'', a 1984 Queen album Other uses * Microsoft Works, a collection of office productivity programs created by Microsoft * IBM Works, an office suite for the IBM OS/2 operating system * Mount Works, Victoria Land, Antarctica See also * The Works (other) The Works may refer to: Music * ''The Works'' (Queen album), 1984 album by the British rock band Queen * ''The Works'' (Nik Kershaw album), 1989 album by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
