Rudyard Kipling

Short story writer

Education

  • United Services College

Biography

Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an Indian-born English short-story writer, poet, and novelist chiefly remembered for his tales and poems of British soldiers in India and his tales for children. Kipling is best known for his works of fiction, including The Jungle Book (a collection of stories which includes "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi"), Just So Stories (1902), Kim (1901) (a tale of adventure), many short stories, including "The Man Who Would Be King" (1888); and his poems, including "Mandalay" (1890), "Gunga Din" (1890), "The White Man's Burden" (1899) and "If—" (1910).

Research Interests

Short stories, novels, children's literature, poetry, travel literature, and science fiction.