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Joseph Rudyard Kipling (December 30, 1865–January 18, 1936) was an English author and poet, born in Bombay, British India, and best known for his works The Jungle Book (1894), The Second Jungle Book (1895), Just So Stories (1902), and Puck of Pook's Hill (1906); his novel, Kim (1901); his poems, including Mandalay (1890), Gunga Din (1890), If— (1910) and Ulster 1912 (1912); and his many short stories, including The Man Who Would Be King (1888) and the collections Life's Handicap (1891), The Day's Work (1898), and Plain Tales from the Hills (1888). He is regarded as a major "innovator in the art of the short story"; his children's books are enduring classics of children's literature; and his best works speak to a versatile and luminous narrative gift. (more...)

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-'''Joseph Rudyard Kipling''' ([[December 30]], [[1865]]–[[January 18]], [[1936]]) was an [[England|English]] [[author]] and [[poet]], born in [[Bombay]], [[British India]], and best known for his works ''[[The Jungle Book]]'' (1894), ''[[The Second Jungle Book]]'' (1895), ''[[Just So Stories]]'' (1902), and ''[[Puck of Pook's Hill]]'' (1906); his novel, ''[[Kim (novel)|Kim]]'' (1901); his poems, including ''[[Mandalay (poem)|Mandalay]]'' (1890), ''[[Gunga Din]]'' (1890), ''[[If—]]'' (1910) and ''Ulster 1912'' (1912); and his many short stories, including ''[[The Man Who Would Be King]]'' (1888) and the collections ''Life's Handicap'' (1891), ''The Day's Work'' (1898), and ''[[Plain Tales from the Hills]]'' (1888). He is regarded as a major "innovator in the art of the short story"; his children's books are enduring classics of children's literature; and his best works speak to a versatile and luminous narrative gift. ('''[[Rudyard Kipling|more...]]''')
+'''Joseph Rudyard Kipling''' (December 30, 1865–January 18, 1936) was an [[England|English]] [[author]] and [[poet]], born in [[Bombay]], [[British India]], and best known for his works ''[[The Jungle Book]]'' (1894), ''[[The Second Jungle Book]]'' (1895), ''[[Just So Stories]]'' (1902), and ''[[Puck of Pook's Hill]]'' (1906); his novel, ''[[Kim (novel)|Kim]]'' (1901); his poems, including ''[[Mandalay (poem)|Mandalay]]'' (1890), ''[[Gunga Din]]'' (1890), ''[[If—]]'' (1910) and ''Ulster 1912'' (1912); and his many short stories, including ''[[The Man Who Would Be King]]'' (1888) and the collections ''Life's Handicap'' (1891), ''The Day's Work'' (1898), and ''[[Plain Tales from the Hills]]'' (1888). He is regarded as a major "innovator in the art of the short story"; his children's books are enduring classics of children's literature; and his best works speak to a versatile and luminous narrative gift. ('''[[Rudyard Kipling|more...]]''')