I have a book of collections of Kipling's poems and short stories, as well as a copy of "Kim", which I haven't yet read. And it's a hard read (which I never thought it would be). The problem is most of his works are buried under his experiences of Britain in India, and if you only know a little about it, it's hard going. That said, his p…
I have a book of collections of Kipling's poems and short stories, as well as a copy of "Kim", which I haven't yet read. And it's a hard read (which I never thought it would be). The problem is most of his works are buried under his experiences of Britain in India, and if you only know a little about it, it's hard going. That said, his poem "If" should be emblazoned on every wannabe tough guys' walls (talking to you, Donnie, Ronnie, Mike, Tucker, Elon, et al).
Nearly everything I read of Kipling's works, I read when I was an adolescent. The works I remember most are "Gunga Din" and "The Jungle Book," in particular, the story of the mongoose "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi." My mom introduced me to Kipling, and to Mark Twain, urging me to read "Tom Sawyer and "Huckleberry Finn" all before I reached 6th grade.
I have a book of collections of Kipling's poems and short stories, as well as a copy of "Kim", which I haven't yet read. And it's a hard read (which I never thought it would be). The problem is most of his works are buried under his experiences of Britain in India, and if you only know a little about it, it's hard going. That said, his poem "If" should be emblazoned on every wannabe tough guys' walls (talking to you, Donnie, Ronnie, Mike, Tucker, Elon, et al).
Nearly everything I read of Kipling's works, I read when I was an adolescent. The works I remember most are "Gunga Din" and "The Jungle Book," in particular, the story of the mongoose "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi." My mom introduced me to Kipling, and to Mark Twain, urging me to read "Tom Sawyer and "Huckleberry Finn" all before I reached 6th grade.
Indeed. If I could check off even half the criteria Kipling enumerates in his poem I would be a badass alpha-male.