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After being washed overboard from an ocean liner, fifteen-year-old Harvey Cheyne, spoiled son of a millionaire, is rescued by New England fishermen who put him to work on their boat

Book Source: Digital Library of India Item 2015.151456 dc.contributor.author: Rudyard Kipling dc.date.accessioned: 2015-07-06T18:36:18Z dc.date.available: 2015-07-06T18:36:18Z dc.date.digitalpublicationdate: 2003-11-18 dc.date.citation: 1896 dc.identifier: RMSC, IIIT-H dc.identifier.barcode: 2999990016899 dc.identifier.origpath: /data/upload/0016/904 dc.identifier.copyno: 1 dc.identifier.uri: http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/151456 dc.description.scanningcentre: RMSC, IIIT-H dc.description.main: 1 dc.description.tagged: 0 dc.description.totalpages: 166 dc.format.mimetype: application/pdf dc.language.iso: English dc.publisher.digitalrepublisher: Universal Digital Library dc.publisher: Amereon House dc.rights: Public Domain dc.title: Captains Courageous dc.rights.holder: Rudyard Kipling

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LibriVox recording of Captains Courageous, by Rudyard Kipling. Read by Mark F. Smith. Real men don't take guff from snotty kids. Neither does Disko Troop, skipper of the "We're Here", a fishing schooner out of Gloucester, Massachusetts, when his crew fishes Harvey Cheyne out of the Atlantic. There's no place on the Grand Banks for bystanders, so Harvey is press-ganged into service as a replacement for a man lost overboard and drowned. Harvey is heir to a vast fortune, but his rescuers believe none of what he tells them of his background. Disko won't take the boat to port until it is full of fish, so Harvey must settle in for a season at sea. Hard, dangerous work and performing it alongside a grab-bag of characters in close quarters is a life-changing experience. And when Harvey at last is reunited with his parents, who have thought him dead for months, he must face the hard decisions of how he will allow his experience to change his life. (Summary by Mark F. Smith) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats or languages (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . Download M4B (165MB)

LibriVox recording of Captains Courageous, by Rudyard Kipling. Read by Mark F. Smith. Real men don't take guff from snotty kids. Neither does Disko Troop, skipper of the "We're Here", a fishing schooner out of Gloucester, Massachusetts, when his crew fishes Harvey Cheyne out of the Atlantic. There's no place on the Grand Banks for bystanders, so Harvey is press-ganged into service as a replacement for a man lost overboard and drowned. Harvey is heir to a vast fortune, but his rescuers believe none of what he tells them of his background. Disko won't take the boat to port until it is full of fish, so Harvey must settle in for a season at sea. Hard, dangerous work and performing it alongside a grab-bag of characters in close quarters is a life-changing experience. And when Harvey at last is reunited with his parents, who have thought him dead for months, he must face the hard decisions of how he will allow his experience to change his life. (Summary by Mark F. Smith) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats or languages (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . Download M4B (165MB)

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Captains Courageous is the saga of a coming-of-age rich-parents brat who falls overboard an ocean liner going to Europe for his education. He is rescued by a dory fisherman near the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. This classic tale is filled with exciting action as he learns hard work and humility the hard way. This book, "Captains Courageous - Call Of The Grand Banks Cod" recreates the drama and suspense that only the North Sea foggy ocean can deliver.

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In this special BONUS EPISODE of INGLORIOUS TREKSPERTS to celebrate the season premiere of STAR TREK: DISCOVERY on CBS All Access, the Treksperts look at the history of #StarTrek captains from Captain James Tiberius Kirk to Captain Gabriel Lorca and everyone in between. #STTOS #STTNG #DS9 #Voyager #Enterprise #StarTrekDiscovery #STD Twitter: @inglorioustrek Instagram: @inglorioustreksperts Facebook: facebook.com/inglorioustrek

A MESSAGE FROM THE TREKSPERTS: Please note this episode was recorded remotely via Zoom and as such the sound quality may not be up to the usual high standards of the podcast recorded in the studio. We hope the content will make up for any deficiencies in the audio. Meanwhile, we ask all our listeners to please listen to the experts, trust science, self isolate, quarantine, stay safe, stay home... and Keep on Trekkin' #LLAP INGLORIOUS TREKSPERTS: SEASON THREE - Now Available Fridays starting at 10 PM EST.   NEW TIME! NEW GUESTS! NEW QUIPS! The Treksperts are joined this week by producer/director DAVID ZAPPONE who talks about the new CAPTAINS COLLECTION release from Shout Factory and working with director WILLIAM SHATNER on the documentaries THE CAPTAINS, THE CAPTAINS CLOSE-UP, GET A LIFE and CHAOS ON THE BRIDGE. He also shares insights on what went into making the acclaimed DS9 documentary, WHAT WE LEFT BEHIND and FOR THE LOVE OF SPOCK as well as previews his upcoming STAR TREK: VOYAGER documentary and reveals the details of the heartbreaking falling out between Bill Shatner and Leonard Nimoy. Follow us on Twitter at @inglorioustrek, Instagram at @inglorioustreksperts and on Facebook at Electric Surge. Now you can watch INGLORIOUS TREKSPERTS and all your favorite Electric Surge video podcasts On Demand by downloading the free ELECTRIC NOW app in your favorite app store for IOS, Android, Apple TV, Roku and more. Watch your favorite episodes today along with the best film and television from the Electric library. The Fifty-Yeear Mission, the bestselling oral history of Star Trek, by Mark A. Altman & Edward Gross, is now available in paperback from St. Martin's Press. #StarTrek #TOS #TNG #DS9 #Voy #ENT #Disco #Picard #LLAP #StarTrekVoyager #TOS #Enterprise #TAS @50yearmission @shoutfactory @williamshatner  

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Capitani Coraggiosi (Captains Courageous) 1996 [Tv 2000] Tv Rip Italian

Source: Digital Library of India Scanning Centre: Unknown Source Library: Central Library, University Delhi Date Accessioned: 9/23/2015 16:11 The Digital Library of India was a project under the auspices of the Government of India.

Source: Digital Library of India Scanning Centre: Unknown Source Library: Central Library, University Delhi Date Accessioned: 9/23/2015 16:11 The Digital Library of India was a project under the auspices of the Government of India.

Source: Digital Library of India Scanning Centre: Unknown Source Library: Central Library, University Delhi Date Accessioned: 9/23/2015 16:11 The Digital Library of India was a project under the auspices of the Government of India.

Source: Digital Library of India Scanning Centre: Unknown Source Library: Central Library, University Delhi Date Accessioned: 9/23/2015 16:11 The Digital Library of India was a project under the auspices of the Government of India.

Source: Digital Library of India Scanning Centre: Unknown Source Library: Central Library, University Delhi Date Accessioned: 9/23/2015 16:11 The Digital Library of India was a project under the auspices of the Government of India.

Source: Digital Library of India Scanning Centre: Unknown Source Library: Central Library, University Delhi Date Accessioned: 9/23/2015 16:11 The Digital Library of India was a project under the auspices of the Government of India.

Source: Digital Library of India Scanning Centre: Unknown Source Library: Central Library, University Delhi Date Accessioned: 9/23/2015 16:11 The Digital Library of India was a project under the auspices of the Government of India.

Source: Digital Library of India Scanning Centre: Unknown Source Library: Central Library, University Delhi Date Accessioned: 9/23/2015 16:11 The Digital Library of India was a project under the auspices of the Government of India.

With the 54th anniversary of Star Trek being celebrated this week, Bill & Dan take a look at the central figures from most of the Star Trek series: the Captains. From Captain Christopher Pike in \"The Cage\" to Acting Captain Saru in Star Trek: Discovery, we'll look at what makes these characters worthy of the Center Seat and why they embody the best of Starfleet.

With the 54th anniversary of Star Trek being celebrated this week, Bill & Dan take a look at the central figures from most of the Star Trek series: the Captains. From Captain Christopher Pike in \"The Cage\" to Acting Captain Saru in Star Trek: Discovery, we'll look at what makes these characters worthy of the Center Seat and why they embody the best of Starfleet.

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213 p. 24 cm

213 p. 24 cm

213 p. 24 cm

1If

By Rudyard Kipling

LibriVox’s weekly poetry project for the week of January 29, 2006: This popular piece was voted Britain’s favourite poem in a BBC opinion poll in 1995. (Summary from Wikipedia)

2Just So Stories

By Rudyard Kipling

The <i>Just So Stories for Little Children</i>, first published in 1902, were written by British author Rudyard Kipling. They are a collection of fantastic stories, typically about how various animals came to be the way they are today. (Summary by Reynard with help from Wikipedia)

3Jungle Book

By Rudyard Kipling

This classic children's book by Rudyard Kipling tells the story of Mowgli, a young boy raised by wolves: his escapades and adventures with his dear friends Bagheera the panther and Baloo the bear, his capture by the Monkey-People, his attempt at reintegration into human society, and his ultimate triumph over the lame tiger Shere Khan. The account of Mowgli's adventures is followed by several short stories, including the tales of the brave white seal, Kotick, and the tenacious mongoose, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi. Packed with adventure and Jungle Law wisdom, this book has pervaded popular culture as the basis of many film and stage adaptations, including the popular Disney movie, and through its adoption as a motivational book by the Cub Scouts.</p>

4Rewards and Fairies

By Rudyard Kipling

Joseph Rudyard Kipling (December 30, 1865 – January 18, 1936) was an English author and poet, born in India, and best known today for his children’s books, including <u>The Jungle Book</u>, <u>Just So Stories</u>, and <u>Puck of Pook’s Hill</u>; his novel, <u>Kim</u>; his poems, including “Mandalay”, “Gunga Din”, and “If—”; and his many short stories, including “The Man Who Would Be King” and the collections <u>Life’s Handicap</u>, <u>The Day’s Work</u>, and <u>Plain Tales from the Hills</u>. 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 work speaks to a versatile and luminous narrative gift.<br /><br /> Dan and Una met Puck last summer, in <u>Puck of Pook’s Hill</u>. This summer, they meet him again - and several individuals from different periods in history, who, while generally not famous themselves, tell their tales of meeting Queen Elizabeth, Francis Drake, George Washington, and other well-known historical figures. Sadly, Dan and Una forget these encounters as soon as they are over, but the reader can enjoy them for years to come! (Summary by Wikipedia and Catharine Eastman)

5Stalky & Co.

By Rudyard Kipling

Rudyard Kipling published Stalky & Co. in 1899. Set at an English boarding school in a seaside town on the North Devon coast. (The town, Westward Ho!, is not only unusual in having an exclamation mark, but also in being itself named after a novel, by Charles Kingsley.)<br /><br /> The book is a collection of linked short stories, with some information about the eponymous Stalky's later life. Beetle, one of the main trio, is said to be based on Kipling himself, while Stalky may be based on Lionel Dunsterville. <br /><br /> The stories have elements of the macabre (dead cats), bullying and violence, and hints about sex, making them far from the childish or idealised world of the typical school story. Edmund Wilson, critic, in The Wound and the Bow, was both shocked and uncomprehending.<br /> Adapted by Tim Bulkeley from the Wikipedia entry.

6Just So Stories (version 3)

By Rudyard Kipling

These whimsical short stories offer fanciful answers to a dozen of childhood's favorite "why" and "how" questions. With their generous sprinkling of nonsense words as well as a delightfully rhythmic storytelling feel, they seem to have been written to be read aloud. (summary by rachelellen)

7Just So Stories (version 2)

By Rudyard Kipling

The stories, first published in 1902, are fantastic accounts of how various natural phenomena came about. The original editions of Just So Stories were illustrated with woodcuts by Kipling himself. Read along online and see the illustrations at <a href="http://www.mainlesson.com/display.php?author=kipling&book=just&story=_contents">mainlesson.com</a>. Each story is accompanied by a poem, in a somewhat ballad style. Many of the stories are addressed to "Best Beloved" (they were first written for Kipling's eldest daughter, Josephine, who had died during an outbreak of influenza in 1899), and throughout they use a comically elevated style inspired by the formal speech of India, full of long and improbable-sounding words, some of them made up. As a result, it is a delight to read them aloud, and easy to memorise passages from them. (Summary from Wikipedia)

8Kim

By Rudyard Kipling

<i>Kim</i> is a fabulous adventure story set in India during the former British Empire. It tells the story of a street-wise but (in typical Kipling fashion) highly moral Anglo-Indian boy who becomes enmeshed the “the Great Game” -– the competition between Britain and Russia for control over Asia. Taking time off from his role as the traveling companion of an aged Tibetan lama, the boy is trained as a spy, matches wits with various evildoers, and wins out in the end. So much more than just a spy story, Kim is one of the most enjoyable books that you will ever read -- or have read to you. <br><br>Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was born in Bombay, India. He was the author of many short stories and novels including The Jungle Book. (summary by Adrian Praetzellis)

9American Notes

By Rudyard Kipling

In American Notes, Rudyard Kipling, the Nobel Prize-winning author of the Jungle Book, visits the USA. As the travel-diary of an Anglo-Indian Imperialist visiting the USA, these American Notes offer an interesting view of America in the 1880s.<br /><br />Kipling affects a wide-eyed innocence, and expresses astonishment at features of American life that differ from his own, not least the freedom (and attraction) of American women. However, he scorns the political machines that made a mockery of American democracy, and while exhibiting the racist attitudes that made him controversial in the 20th century concludes “It is not good to be a negro in the land of the free and the home of the brave.”<br /><br />G. A. England of Harvard University (letter to The New York Times 10/11/1902) wrote: “To the American temperament, the gentleman who throws stones while himself living in a glass house cannot fail to be amusing; the more so if, as in Mr Kipling’s case, he appears to be in a state of maiden innocence regarding the structure of his own domicile.”<br /><br />(Summary by Tim Bulkeley with Quotations from the Gutenberg edition of American Notes and the online version of The New York Times of October 11th 1902.)

10Captains Courageous

By Rudyard Kipling

Real men don't take guff from snotty kids. Neither does Disko Troop, skipper of the "We're Here", a fishing schooner out of Gloucester, Massachusetts, when his crew fishes Harvey Cheyne out of the Atlantic. There's no place on the Grand Banks for bystanders, so Harvey is press-ganged into service as a replacement for a man lost overboard and drowned. Harvey is heir to a vast fortune, but his rescuers believe none of what he tells them of his background. Disko won't take the boat to port until it is full of fish, so Harvey must settle in for a season at sea. Hard, dangerous work and performing it alongside a grab-bag of characters in close quarters is a life-changing experience.<br /><br />And when Harvey at last is reunited with his parents, who have thought him dead for months, he must face the hard decisions of how he will allow his experience to change his life. (Summary Mark F. Smith)

11Puck of Pook's Hill

By Rudyard Kipling

Puck of Pook's Hill is a children's book by Rudyard Kipling, published in 1906, containing a series of short stories set in different periods of history. The stories are all told to two children living near Pevensey by people magically plucked out of history by Puck. (Summary from Wikipedia)

12Second Jungle Book

By Rudyard Kipling

Kipling shows his love of the sub continent and its people and understanding of their beliefs in these tales. An older Mowgli roams the jungle with his old friends and investigates the ways of his people, a Prime Minister becomes a wandering holy man, scavengers tell their tale and we leave India for the far,far north of Canada. (Summary by Annise)

13Man Who Would Be King

By Rudyard Kipling

The Man Who Would Be King tells the story of two British adventurers in British India who become kings of Kafiristan, a remote part of Afghanistan. It was inspired by the exploits of James Brooke, an Englishman who became the "white Raja" of Sarawak in Borneo, and by the travels of American adventurer Josiah Harlan, who claimed the title Prince of Ghor. <br><br>The story was first published in The Phantom Rickshaw and other Tales (Volume Five of the Indian Railway Library, published by A H Wheeler & Co of Allahabad in 1888). It also appeared in Wee Willie Winkie and Other Stories in 1895, and in numerous later editions of that collection. It is the basis for John Huston’s 1975 film of the same name, starring Sean Connery and Michael Caine as the "kings", and Christopher Plummer as Kipling. (Interim summary by Wikipedia adapted by Philippa)

14Light That Failed

By Rudyard Kipling

This novel, first published in 1890, follows the life of Dick Heldar, a painter. Most of the novel is set in London, but many important events throughout the story occur in Sudan or India. It was made into a 1916 film with Jose Collins and a 1939 film by Paramount starring Ronald Colman.<br><br> It is a tale of of a man who loves his work, friends and boats and starts in Dick’s childhood, then takes you through his life – the war in Sudan, friends abroad, life in England, his love for Maisie, the obstacles those closest to him meet when a very independent man fights becoming dependent and finally the life changes Dick faces as his eyes fail him.(summary by Magdalene)

15Explanation

By Rudyard Kipling

LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of The Explanation by Rudyard Kipling. This was the Weekly Poetry project for November 1st, 2009.

16Just So Stories (version 4)

By Rudyard Kipling

The <em>Just So Stories for Little Children</em> are among Kipling's best known and loved works. This recording aims to be the first complete audio book of this title with nothing left out.<br /><br /> The Nobel prize-winning author's enjoyment in playing with the sounds and meanings of words is very evident throughout, and adds to adults' enjoyment of these stories for children. This playfulness is also dramatically present in the plotting. For both reasons these stories been loved by generations of children and adults alike. Because the writing plays with sound and meaning the Just So Stories are best enjoyed when read aloud.<br /><br /> As we all are, Kipling was a child of his time and social setting, so for example in "How the Leopard Got his Spots" he uses what one recent reviewer called "the N word" to refer to the Ethiopian. Each listener will need to examine critically both Kipling's attitudes and their own.<br /><br /> This recording of the <em>Just So Stories</em> by Rudyard Kipling includes Kipling's descriptions of the pictures he drew for the book. <a href="http://www.archive.org/download/JustSoStoriesForLittleChildrenByRudyardKiplingIllustrationsByThe/PictureFile.pdf">These pictures can be found in a PDF file</a> to accompany each chapter. As well as the twelve stories most often published under this title (from the first British edition) it also includes "The Tabu Tale" a thirteenth story (included in the first US edition). The last story Kipling wrote "<a href="http://www.kipling.org.uk/rg_ham1.htm">Ham and the Porcupine</a>" is also a just so story, but has not usually been collected with the others, and perhaps lacks their verve and wordplay. The <em>Kipling Society</em> publishes an <a href="http://www.kipling.org.uk/bookmart_collects.htm#just">excellent freely available online edition</a> with a good set of notes on the text.<br /><br /> The stories are fanciful, and not intended to offer historical, scientific or religious accounts of the way things became. They are simply and exquisitely stories to enjoy.<br /><br /> So please <strong>enjoy</strong> them in this reading. (Introduction by Tim Bulkeley)

17Plain Tales from the Hills

By Rudyard Kipling

Named a "prophet of British imperialism" by the young George Orwell, and born in Bombay, India, Rudyard Kipling had perhaps the clearest contemporary eye of any who described the British Raj. According to critic Douglas Kerr: "He is still an author who can inspire passionate disagreement and his place in literary and cultural history is far from settled. But 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." This force shines in THE PLAIN TALES FROM THE HILLS. -- MH . (Introduction by Mike Harris)

This small collection puts together stories by Kipling that feature the characters from Stalky & Co. but which for some reason were not included in the book Stalky & Co. Of these the more interesting is the first, "Stalky", which introduces the characters and is full of the humour and understanding of adolescent males and their timeless jostling with adult powers that characterise the stories in Stalky & Co. "Stalky" was the first of the tales to be written, and was published in 1898, so it is difficult to understand how it came to be omitted from the book in 1899. "Regulus", while also full of humour, is a more difficult read in an age when a "proper" classical education is no longer something widely experienced.<br /><br /> There are also other stories that cannot be included here because they are still in copyright:<br /> - "The United Idolators" and "The Propagation of Knowledge" in Debits and Credits (1926)<br /> - "The Satisfaction of a Gentleman" in The Complete Stalky & Co (1929).<br /><br /> There is also another, "Scylla and Charybdis", unpublished in Kipling's day and only made available recently, that although not copyright in the USA, cannot be included because we do not have access to the manuscript, only an edited edition (which itself is subject to copyright).<br /><br /> If you enjoyed Stalky & Co you will probably enjoy these additional stories.(Introduction by Tim Bulkeley)

19Brushwood Boy

By Rudyard Kipling

The experiences in public school, Sandhurst and military life in India of Major George Cotter together with his adventures in the dream world he discovers and frequents. (Summary by Liam Neely)

20Letters of Travel

By Rudyard Kipling

Three books of travel writing (between them covering the USA, Canada, Japan and Egypt) by the Nobel Prize winning author of the Just So Stories and the Jungle Book. Rudyard Kipling (an Englishman born and raised in India) offers an interesting outsider's view of the places he visits, candid and sharp witted, yet with a deep humanity.<br><br>Letters of Travel comprises three books: From Tideway to Tideway 1892-95 contains pieces first published in the Times covering voyages across north America (USA and Canada) and in Japan; his Letters to the Family first appeared in the Morning Post, while Nash's Magazine was the first publisher of the articles (on Egypt and Sudan) in Egypt of the Magicians.<br><br>Kipling's observations are cast in a wry style that permits, as his work often does, different readings. The unsympathetic reader can hear a banal repetition of the patriarchal, racist and imperialist ideas of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century trotted out. (Or even in his characterisation of the Jewish power behind the pedlar in "The Face of the Desert" a suggestion of something worse.) A more nuanced reading will perceive an amused or wry smile in Kipling's remembering and the human sympathy that infuses all his writing. (US listeners should be warned that in Kipling's day "the N word" was in common use, and he therefore uses it naturally to describe people of Sub-Saharan African ancestry.)<br><br>A paragraph in the "letter" written on Kipling's arrival in Japan might serve as example. It closes: "The father-fisher has it by the pink hind leg, and this time it is tucked away, all but the top-knot, out of sight among umber nets and sepia cordage. Being an Oriental it makes no protest, and the boat scuds out to join the little fleet in the offing." With its flippant tone ("all but the top-knot"), impersonal reference ("it" rather than he or she) and use of racial terms ("Oriental") and stereotypes ("makes no protest") this can be presented as an example of the worst of Victorian Imperialist prejudice.<br><br>And yet... as the fisher family are introduced, not only was "the perfect order and propriety of the housekeeping" noted but mention was made of "a largish Japanese doll, price two shillings and threepence in Bayswater", which turns out to be a baby. At first glance this is merely another example of Western bigotry. Note however the words Kipling uses to show us that this is not in fact a doll: "The doll wakes, turns into a Japanese baby something more valuable than money could buy". The "Japanese doll" is a priceless human child and not a commodity to be bought in Bayswater.<br><br>Perhaps the prejudice is not so much on the surface of Kipling's writing as under the surface of the reader's presuppositions? Time and again wry observation turns the familiar world into something fresh, and reminds the reader of shared humanity with the strange and foreign people being observed. Kipling as a tourist is no mere gawker whether in strange yet familiar Yokohama or in foreign Vermont. (Summary by Tim Bulkeley)

21Jungle Book (Version 2)

By Rudyard Kipling

This is the classic story of Mowgli, the young boy raised by wolves in India: his escapades and adventures with his dear friends Bagheera the panther and Baloo the bear, his capture by the Monkey-People, his attempt at reintegration into human society, and his ultimate triumph over his avowed enemy the tiger Shere Khan. Included in the book is the story of the brave white seal, Kotick, and the tenacious young mongoose, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi who battled through the night to protect his human family from a pair of sly and viscous cobras. Packed with adventure and Jungle Law wisdom, this book has pervaded popular culture as the basis of many film and stage adaptations, including the popular Disney movie.<br /> Summary by Meredith Hughes and Phil Chenevert

22Just So Stories (version 5)

By Rudyard Kipling

The stories, first published in 1902, are fantastic accounts of how various natural phenomena came about. The original editions of Just So Stories were illustrated with woodcuts by Kipling himself. Each story is accompanied by a poem, in a somewhat ballad style. Many of the stories are addressed to “Best Beloved” (they were first written for Kipling’s eldest daughter, Josephine, who had died during an outbreak of influenza in 1899), and throughout they use a comically elevated style inspired by the formal speech of India, full of long and improbable-sounding words, some of them made up. As a result, it is a delight to read them aloud, and easy to memorize passages from them. they have been recorded several times before but I wanted to enjoy rolling those wonderful words around myself. What fun! (Summary from Wikipedia)

23Smoke Upon Your Altar Dies

By Rudyard Kipling

LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 recordings of The Smoke Upon Your Altar Dies by Rudyard Kipling. This was the Weekly Poetry project for January 6, 2013.<br><br>Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English short-story writer, poet, and novelist chiefly remembered for his tales and poems of British soldiers in India, and his tales for children. Kilping was one of the most popular writers in England, in both prose and verse, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In 1907 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, making him the first English-language writer to receive the prize, and to date he remains its youngest recipient. Among other honours, he was sounded out for the British Poet Laureateship and on several occasions for a knighthood, all of which he declined. (Summary from Wikipedia)

"Men in pajamas sitting abaft the funnel and swapping lies of the purple seas." Thirty one early short stories by the master story teller Kipling. (Summary by David Wales and title page)

25Puck of Pook's Hill (version 2)

By Rudyard Kipling

'Puck of Pook's Hill' is a fantasy book by Rudyard Kipling, published in 1906, containing a series of short stories set in different periods of English history. It can count both as historical fantasy – since some of the stories told of the past have clear magical elements, and as contemporary fantasy – since it depicts a magical being active and practising his magic in the England of the early 1900s when the book was written.<br /><br />The stories are all narrated to two children living near Burwash, in the area of Kipling's own house Bateman's, by people magically plucked out of history by the elf Puck, or told by Puck himself. (Puck, who refers to himself as "the oldest Old Thing in England", is better known as a character in William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream.) The genres of particular stories range from authentic historical novella (A Centurion of the Thirtieth, On the Great Wall) to children's fantasy (Dymchurch Flit). Each story is bracketed by a poem which relates in some manner to the theme or subject of the story. - Summary by Wikipedia