Length5h 14m
About this audiobook
The First Jungle Book (1894) is a collection of stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling. Most of the characters are animals such as Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or "man-cub" Mowgli, who is raised in the jungle by wolves. The stories are set in a forest in India; one place mentioned repeatedly is "Seonee" (Seoni), in the central state of Madhya Pradesh.
A major theme in the book is abandonment followed by fostering, as in the life of Mowgli, echoing Kipling's own childhood. The theme is echoed in the triumph of protagonists including Rikki-Tikki-Tavi and The White Seal over their enemies, as well as Mowgli's. Another important theme is of law and freedom; the stories are not about animal behaviour, still less about the Darwinian struggle for survival, but about human archetypes in animal form. They teach respect for authority, obedience, and knowing one's place in society with "the law of the jungle", but the stories also illustrate the freedom to move between different worlds, such as when Mowgli moves between the jungle and the village. Critics have also noted the essential wildness and lawless energies in the stories, reflecting the irresponsible side of human nature.
The Jungle Book has remained popular, partly through its many adaptations for film and other media.
Contents:
Mowgli's Brothers
Kaa's Hunting
Tiger! Tiger!
The White Seal
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
Toomai of the Elephants
Her Majesty's Servants
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.1 (801.3K)
Includes Goodreads, Amazon, LibraryThing, StoryGraph
GenreChildren's Literature, Action and Adventure
Length5 hrs 14 mins
Narrated byLucy Stone
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateDec 25, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1THE FIRST JUNGLE BOOK by Rudyard Kipling_Intro
2Mowgli's Brothers
3Kaa's Hunting
4«Tiger! Tiger!»
5The White Seal
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6«Rikki-Tikki-Tavi»
7Toomai of the Elephants
8Her Majesty's Servants
9THE FIRST JUNGLE BOOK by Rudyard Kipling_Outro
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