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The Jungle Books

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The Jungle Books

By Rudyard KiplingNarrated by Phil Chenevert, Frank Bryce, Anna Cohen

The Jungle Books

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

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

19The Second Jungle Book: The Law of the Jungle

2The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Brothers

20The Second Jungle Book: The Miracle of Purun Bhagat

3The Jungle Book: Hunting-Song of the Seeonee Pack

21The Second Jungle Book: A Song of Kabir

4The Jungle Book: Kaa's Hunting

22The Second Jungle Book: Letting In the Jungle (Part 1)

5The Jungle Book: Road-Song of the Bandar-log

23The Second Jungle Book: Letting In the Jungle (Part 2)

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6The Jungle Book: "Tiger! Tiger!"

24The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli's Song Against People

7The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Song

25The Second Jungle Book: The Undertakers

8The Jungle Book: The White Seal

26The Second Jungle Book: A Ripple Song

9The Jungle Book: Lukannon

27The Second Jungle Book: The King's Ankus

10The Jungle Book: "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi"

28The Second Jungle Book: The Song of the Little Hunter

11The Jungle Book: Darzee's Chaunt

29The Second Jungle Book: Quiquern

12The Jungle Book: Toomai of the Elephants

30The Second Jungle Book: "Angutivaun Taina"

13The Jungle Book: Shiv and the Grasshopper

31The Second Jungle Book: Red Dog (Part 1)

14The Jungle Book: Her Majesty's Servants

32The Second Jungle Book: Red Dog (Part 2)

15The Jungle Book: Parade-Song of the Camp Animals

33The Second Jungle Book: Chil's Song

16The Jungle Book: Closing Credits

34The Second Jungle Book: The Spring Running

17The Second Jungle Book: Opening Credits

35The Second Jungle Book: The Outsong

18The Second Jungle Book: How Fear Came

36The Second Jungle Book: Closing Credits

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