Humorous Tales

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First published in 1921, this volume collects some of the most comical stories Kipling published throughout his writing career. These tales derive their humour from absurd situations a drunken Irish soldier waking up to find himself worshipped as a god in the Indian holy city of Benares, a monkey let loose in an English village and from lampooning the attitudes and discourses of the time. While presenting many aspects which will be familiar to Kipling readers rollicking adventures, exotic locales and an interest in the animal world these Humorous Tales explore the more light-hearted and amusing side to the great masters work.

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[Kipling] is still an author who can inspire passionate disagreement as the age of the European empires recedes, he is recognised as an incomparable, if controversial, interpreter of how empire was experienced. That, and an increasing recognition of his extraordinary narrative gifts, make him a force to be reckoned with. -- Douglas Kerr

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Famous for his tales of adventure in British India, Rudyard Kipling (18651936) is one of the most popular writers of all time and the first English-speaking recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature.