Length6h 34m
About this audiobook
Excerpt: "The measure of a man's popularity is not always—or indeed seldom—the measure of his intrinsic worth. So, when the earlier work of any writer is gathered together in more enduring form, catering to the enthusiasm of his readers in his maturer years, there is always a suspicion that the venture is purely a commercial one, without literary justification. Fortunately these stories of Mr. Kipling's form their own best excuse for this, their first appearance together in book form. Not merely because in them may be traced the origin of that style and subject matter that later made their author famous; but because the stories are in themselves worth while—worth writing, worth reading. "The Likes o' Us" is as true to the type as any of the immortal Mulvaney stories; the beginning of "New Brooms" is as succinctly fine as any prose Mr. Kipling ever wrote; for searching out and presenting such splendid pieces of fiction as "Sleipner, late Thurinda," and "A Little More Beef" to a public larger than their original one in India, no apology is necessary."
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Rating★★★ 3.2 (32)
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GenreGeneral Fiction
Length6 hrs 34 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 5, 2024
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1PREFACE
17"SLEIPNER," LATE "THURINDA"[16]
2ERASTASIUS OF THE WHANGHOA[1]
18A SUPPLEMENTARY CHAPTER[17]
3HER LITTLE RESPONSIBILITY[2]
19CHATAUQUAED[18]
4A MENAGERIE ABOARD[3]
20THE BOW FLUME CABLE-CAR[19]
5A SMOKE OF MANILA[4]
21IN PARTIBUS[20]
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6THE RED LAMP[5]
22LETTERS ON LEAVE[21]
7THE SHADOW OF HIS HAND[6]
23THE ADORATION OF THE MAGE[22]
8A LITTLE MORE BEEF[7]
24A DEATH IN THE CAMP[23]
9THE HISTORY OF A FALL[8]
25A REALLY GOOD TIME[24]
10GRIFFITHS THE SAFE MAN[9]
26ON EXHIBITION[25]
11IT![10]
27THE THREE YOUNG MEN[26]
12A FALLEN IDOL[11]
28MY GREAT AND ONLY[27]
13NEW BROOMS[12]
29"THE BETRAYAL OF CONFIDENCES"[28]
14TIGLATH PILESER[13]
30THE NEW DISPENSATION—I[29]
15THE LIKES O' US[14]
31THE NEW DISPENSATION—II[30]
16HIS BROTHER'S KEEPER[15]
32THE LAST OF THE STORIES[31]
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