Biography:Wrote tales and poems of British soldiers in India and stories for children. Works of fiction include "The Jungle Book" (a collection of stories which includes "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi"), the "Just So Stories" (1902), "Kim" (1901), and many short stories.
1893-01-18 British poet and writer Rudyard Kipling (26) weds Carrie Balestier (29) at All Souls Church in Langham Place, London, England; writer. Henry James gave away the bride
Historical Events
1907-12-10 Rudyard Kipling receives the Nobel prize for literature, the first English-language writer to do so
1967-10-18 Walt Disney's animated musical adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Book" film is released; cast features voices of Phil Harris, Louis Prima, Sterling Holloway, and Sebastian Cabot
Quotes by Rudyard Kipling
"Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind."
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Roald Dahl
Robert Munsch
Allen Ginsberg
Langston Hughes
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