The Jungle Books (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) (Barnes & Noble Classics)

Paperback, 432 pages

English language

Published Aug. 26, 2004 by Barnes & Noble Classics.

ISBN:
978-1-59308-109-6
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OCLC Number:
61850918

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4 stars (28 reviews)

Presents the adventures of Mowgli, a boy reared by a pack of wolves and the wild animals of the jungle. Also includes other short stories set in India.

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I come back to this a lot, a favorite for the writing, and a reminder that imperialism and racism are sweet poison of the time - that it's easy to fall into the beautiful words, and ignore the utter callous horror of that neutral shunning voice. The claim that some people aren't people, that some are dirty, that some are better.

This is probably the best example - especially in The White Seal - of Kipling just being godsawful toxic while loving their subject matter and embracing their words.

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