An engineer watches his great bridge over the Ganges threatened by flood; a new steamer’s rivets and plates learn to work together on her first voyage; a polo pony wins a tournament; and officers fight famine in South India. Kipling’s 1898 collection also includes “The Brushwood Boy”, the story of a young officer and a dream he shares.
Kipling at his most energetic, celebrating work and the people and machines that do it. Download the free EPUB.