Kipling gathered these stories and poems for young readers late in his career. They range from an account of how the Victoria Cross is won and the true story of the burning troopship Sarah Sands to a junk-and-dhow ballad, a parable of a boy named Jones and a riotous cattle-raid with Stalky, McTurk and Beetle from the school stories.
A compact sampler of Kipling’s storytelling for young people, mixing true heroism with sheer schoolboy fun. Download the free EPUB.