Rudyard Kipling: A Life

Author/Contributor(s):	Ricketts, Harry
Publisher:	Grand Central Publishing
Date:	01/17/2001
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

This absorbing, widely praised biography brings a fresh and sympathetic eye to the career of the prolific writer whose popular "Jungle Books" and collections of poems propelled him to the pinnacle of literary success before he was 40. Biographer Ricketts also vibrantly brings to life the diverse worlds of imperialist India and Victorian London that both inspired and betrayed Kipling's genius. of photos.