A selection of Kipling for young readers, opened by Charles Eliot Norton’s sketch of the author’s life from his birth in Bombay. The stories include Baa, Baa, Black Sheep, drawn from his own unhappy boyhood, Wee Willie Winkie and The Ship That Found Herself, and the poems range from The Dove of Dacca to Recessional and L’Envoi.
A good first taste of Kipling’s stories and verse, with the imperial outlook of its time. Download the free EPUB.