Kim by Rudyard Kipling Contributor(s): Kpling, Rudyard (Author) |
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ISBN: 8129119447 ISBN-13: 9788129119445 Publisher: Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd OUR PRICE: $18.99 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
Dewey: FIC |
Lexile Measure: 940 |
Physical Information: 0.72" H x 5.06" W x 7.81" (0.75 lbs) 346 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Religious Orientation - Christian - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Kimball O'Hara, the orphaned son of an Irish soldier, spends his childhood on the bustling streets of Lahore, begging and running errands in order to survive. One day he meets an old Tibetan lama, and he decides to accompany him on his travels across the Indian Subcontinent. After falling into the hands of his father's old regiment, however, Kim is separated from the lama and sent away to school. There, his natural flair for espionage is spotted, and he soon finds himself among the majestic peaks of the Himalayas, playing a crucial part in the secret service's confrontation with With its peerless evocation of the teeming cities, breathtaking landscapes and diverse cultures of late-nineteenth-century India, Kim is widely considered to be Kipling's masterpiece and one of the greatest novels written in the English language. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kipling, Rudyard: - Rudyard Kipling was the author of The Jungle Book, Captains Courageous, and Kim.Beck, Ian: - Ian Beck has illustrated Digory the Dragon Slayer and Winston the Book Wolf by Marni McGee. He lives with his family in London, England |