Audio only
Length12h 19m
About this audiobook
The 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 Second Jungle Book is a sequel to
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. First published in 1895, it features five stories about Mowgli and three unrelated stories, all but one set in India, most of which Kipling wrote while living in Vermont. All of the stories were previously published in magazines in 1894-5, often under different titles. The 1994 film
The Jungle Book used it as a source.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.1 (120K)
Includes Goodreads, LibraryThing, StoryGraph, Amazon
GenreLiterary Classics
Length12 hrs 19 mins
Narrated byPhil Chenevert, Frank Bryce, Anna Cohen
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateMar 1, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Jungle Book: Opening Credits
2The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Brothers
3The Jungle Book: Hunting-Song of the Seeonee Pack
4The Jungle Book: Kaa's Hunting
5The Jungle Book: Road-Song of the Bandar-log
Show all chaptersShow less
6The Jungle Book: "Tiger! Tiger!"
7The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Song
8The Jungle Book: The White Seal
9The Jungle Book: Lukannon
10The Jungle Book: "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi"
11The Jungle Book: Darzee's Chaunt
12The Jungle Book: Toomai of the Elephants
13The Jungle Book: Shiv and the Grasshopper
14The Jungle Book: Her Majesty's Servants
15The Jungle Book: Parade-Song of the Camp Animals
16The Jungle Book: Closing Credits
17The Second Jungle Book: Opening Credits
18The Second Jungle Book: How Fear Came
19The Second Jungle Book: The Law of the Jungle
20The Second Jungle Book: The Miracle of Purun Bhagat
21The Second Jungle Book: A Song of Kabir
22The Second Jungle Book: Letting In the Jungle (Part 1)
23The Second Jungle Book: Letting In the Jungle (Part 2)
24The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli's Song Against People
25The Second Jungle Book: The Undertakers
26The Second Jungle Book: A Ripple Song
27The Second Jungle Book: The King's Ankus
28The Second Jungle Book: The Song of the Little Hunter
29The Second Jungle Book: Quiquern
30The Second Jungle Book: "Angutivaun Taina"
31The Second Jungle Book: Red Dog (Part 1)
32The Second Jungle Book: Red Dog (Part 2)
33The Second Jungle Book: Chil's Song
34The Second Jungle Book: The Spring Running
35The Second Jungle Book: The Outsong
36The Second Jungle Book: Closing Credits
Kim (Adventure Classic) - IllustratedRudyard Kipling11h 54m$1.99 · $0.00
The Complete Short Stories of Rudyard Kipling: 440+ Tales in One EditionRudyard Kipling179h 14m$1.99 · $0.00
Complete Novels of Rudyard Kipling: The Light That Failed + Captain Courageous: A Story of the Grand Banks + Kim + The Naulahka: A Story of West and East (Illustrated) (Annotated)Rudyard Kipling43h 38m4.5 (1.1K)$2 · $0.00
Der Mann, der König sein wollte - Zweisprachige Ausgabe (Deutsch-Englisch) (Kommentiert)Rudyard Kipling5h 1m4.4 (18)$1 · $0.00
Complete Short Stories of Rudyard Kipling: 25 Illustrated Collections (Annotated)Rudyard Kipling180h 26m$2 · $0.00
The Jungle Book (With the Original Illustrations by John L. Kipling) (Annotated)Rudyard Kipling6h 39m$2 · $0.00
Plain Tales from the Hills: 40+ Short Stories Collection (The Tales of Life in British India) (Annotated)Rudyard Kipling10h 45m3.9 (12.9K)$2 · $0.00
Gesammelte Erzählungen (116 Titel in einem Buch): Das Dschungelbuch + Dunkeles Indien - Phantastische Erzählungen + Aus Indiens Glut + Soldatengeschichten + und mehr (Kommentiert)Rudyard Kipling48h 12m4.4 (102)$1 · $0.00
Dunkles Indien. Phantastische Erzählungen (Kommentiert)Rudyard Kipling13h 3m$1 · $0.00
THE JUNGLE BOOK – Complete Edition: Book 1&2 (With the Original Illustrations by John Lockwood Kipling) (Annotated)Rudyard Kipling13h 29m4.1 (1.4K)$2 · $0.00
The Jungle Book & The Second Jungle Book (Annotated)Rudyard Kipling13h 27m4.3 (4.8K)$2 · $0.00
The Complete Works of Rudyard Kipling (Illustrated) (Annotated)Rudyard Kipling319h 29m4.3 (391)$2 · $0.00
The Irish Guards in the Great War: The First & The Second Battalion (Volume 1&2 - Complete Edition) (Annotated)Rudyard Kipling25h 23m4.6 (12)$2 · $0.00
Rudyard Kipling: 440+ Short Stories in One Edition (Illustrated) (Annotated)Rudyard Kipling179h 19m$2 · $0.00
The Complete Poetical Works of Rudyard Kipling (570+ Poems in One Edition) (Annotated)Rudyard Kipling23h 2m4.4 (2.3K)$2 · $0.00
Der Mann, der König sein wollte / The Man Who Would be King - Zweisprachige Ausgabe (Deutsch-Englisch) / Bilingual edition (German-English) (Kommentiert)Rudyard Kipling4h 59m4.1 (12.5K)$1 · $0.00
Lange Latte und Genossen (Autobiographischer Roman) (Kommentiert)Rudyard Kipling11h 1m$1 · $0.00
Die Taten des Tauchboots - Erzählungen aus dem "Handelsbetrieb" (Kommentiert)Rudyard Kipling2h 25m$1 · $0.00
Nur so Geschichten - Das tierische Märchenbuch (Kommentiert)Rudyard Kipling5h 16m$1 · $0.00
RUDYARD KIPLING PREMIUM COLLECTION: His Greatest Works in One Volume (Illustrated) (Annotated)Rudyard Kipling244h 33m4.4 (125)$2 · $0.00
To Kill a MockingbirdHarper Lee12h 18m4.5 (7.4M)$29 · $0.00
These Precious DaysAnn Patchett11h 14m4.5 (45.2K)$29 · $0.00
Twelfth Night (The Unabridged Play) + The Classic Biography (Annotated)William Shakespeare, Sidney Lee16h 38m4.6 (1.4K)$2 · $0.00
Henry V (The Play, Historical Background and Analysis of the Character in the Play)William Shakespeare, William Hazlitt8h 40m4.6 (1.3K)$1 · $0.00
H. P. LOVECRAFT Ultimate Collection: Novellas, Short Stories, Poetry & Essays (Annotated)H. P. Lovecraft12h 28m4.6 (2.3K)$2 · $0.00
Time RegainedMarcel Proust15h 54m4.5 (10.6K)$2 · $0.00
TORAH - Bilingual Edition: English/Hebrew (Annotated)Max Margolis, JPS28h 26m4.6 (1K)$2 · $0.00
Betty Crocker picture cooky bookBetty Crocker, Inc. General Mills2h 13m4.5 (6.5K)$1 · $0.00
The Complete Tales of Beatrix PotterBeatrix Potter3h 36m4.5 (75K)$3 · $0.00
Crime and Punishment (The Unabridged Garnett Translation) (Annotated)Fyodor Dostoevsky24h 25m4.5 (15.4K)$1.99 · $0.00
The North American IndianEdward S. Curtis, Frederick Webb Hodge6h4.5 (1.2K)$2 · $0.00
The Picture of Dorian Gray: The Uncensored 13 Chapter Version + The Revised 20 Chapter Version (Annotated)Oscar Wilde16h 12m4.5 (2.8K)$1.99 · $0.00
Grimoire Of The Everyday WitchIsadora Lys / Virginia Santos5h 35m4.5 (3.9K)$9 · $0.00
Winnie-the-PoohAlan Alexander Milne2h 52m4.5 (401.1K)$3 · $0.00
Sitting PrettyRebekah Taussig7h 33m4.5 (18.9K)$26 · $0.00
The Poetic Edda & The Prose EddaSnorri Sturluson, Saemund Sigfusson9h 34m4.5 (4K)$1 · $0.00
The Complete Satires & Essays of Mark Twain (Annotated)Mark Twain23h 21m4.5 (1.1K)$2 · $0.00
Rilla of InglesideLucy Maud Montgomery10h 58m4.5 (46.7K)$1 · $0.00
The Posthumous Memoirs Of Brás CubasMachado De Assis7h 39m4.4 (120.4K)$5 · $0.00
The Iliad & The OdysseyHomer25h 12m4.4 (39K)$12 · $0.00
You may also like
The Jungle BookRudyard Kipling5h 24m4.1 (176.1K)$1 · $0.00
The Jungle Book & The Second Jungle BookRudyard Kipling13h 16m4.2 (103.1K)$2 · $0.00
The Jungle Book & The Second Jungle Book (Annotated)Rudyard Kipling13h 27m4.3 (4.8K)$2 · $0.00
The Jungle Book & The Second Jungle BookRudyard Kipling12h 17m4.2 (109.4K)$2 · $0.00
THE JUNGLE BOOK – Complete EditionRudyard Kipling12h 16m4.1 (697.7K)$2 · $0.00
THE JUNGLE BOOK – Complete Edition: Book 1&2 (With the Original Illustrations by John Lockwood Kipling)Rudyard Kipling13h 9m4.0 (89.5K)$1 · $0.00
The Jungle Book (With Original Illustrations)Rudyard Kipling6h 31m4.2 (149.3K)$2 · $0.00
The Jungle Book & The Second Jungle Book (With the Original Illustrations)Rudyard Kipling13h 10m4.2 (119.2K)$2 · $0.00
The Jungle BookRudyard Kipling4h 51m4.1 (157.8K)$14
The Second Jungle BookRudyard Kipling6h 18m4.0 (20.5K)$14
Rudyard Kipling The CollectionRudyard Kipling57h 56m4.2 (537)$1 · $0.00
The Call of the WildJack London3h 16m4.1 (546.9K)Free
The Man from Snowy RiverA. B. Paterson2h 55m4.2 (423)$1 · $0.00
The First Tarzan of the Apes CollectionEdgar Rice Burroughs81h 9m4.5 (1.3K)$12 · $0.00
The Call of the WildJack London3h 50m4.1 (533K)$5 · $0.00
The Jungle BookRudyard Kipling5h 24m4.1 (163.8K)$1 · $0.00
Scouting for Boys (Annotated)Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell Baron Baden-Powell of Gilwell13h 6m4.1 (3.4K)$2 · $0.00
Captain Courageous (Illustrated Edition)Rudyard Kipling7h 15m4.0 (34.3K)$1 · $0.00
Adventures of Big-Foot Wallace: The Texas Ranger and Hunter (Illustrated)John Crittenden Duval8h 45m4.1 (961)$2 · $0.00
Adventures of Big-Foot Wallace: The Texas Ranger and Hunter (Illustrated) (Annotated)John Crittenden Duval8h 56m4.0 (1K)$1.99 · $0.00