1913 Plain Tales From The Hills by Rudyard Kipling Antique Fiction Book

1913 Plain Tales From The Hills by Rudyard Kipling Antique Fiction BookPlain Tales From The HillsBy Rudyard KiplingPublished by MacMillan and Co Limited: London 1913"Joseph Rudyard Kipling (30 December 1865 - 18 January 1936) 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. His children's books are classics; one critic noted "a versatile and luminous narrative gift"."Light wear and fading to covers and spine with a couple of marks on the back cover as shown. Inscription on front blank endpaper. Pages very clean with only the odd age spot. Very good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.Size 19.5cm x 14cm x 3cm - 336 Pages

Plain Tales From The Hills

By Rudyard Kipling

Published by MacMillan and Co Limited: London 1913

" Joseph Rudyard Kipling (30 December 1865 - 18 January 1936) 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. His children's books are classics; one critic noted "a versatile and luminous narrative gift"."

Light wear and fading to covers and spine with a couple of marks on the back cover as shown. Inscription on front blank endpaper. Pages very clean with only the odd age spot. Very good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.