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OverviewPlain Tales from the Hills (published 1888) is the first collection of short stories by Rudyard Kipling. Out of its 40 stories, eight-and-twenty , according to Kipling's Preface, were initially published in the Civil and Military Gazette in Lahore, Punjab, British India, between November 1886 and June 1887. The remaining tales are, more or less, new. (Kipling had worked as a journalist for the CMG-his first job-since 1882, when he was not quite 17.) The title refers, by way of a pun on Plain as the reverse of Hills , to the deceptively simple narrative style; and to the fact that many of the stories are set in the Hill Station of Simla-the summer capital of the British Raj during the hot weather. Not all of the stories are, in fact, about life in the Hills : Kipling gives sketches of many aspects of life in British India. The tales include the first appearances, in book form, of Mrs. Hauksbee, the policeman Strickland, and the Soldiers Three (Privates Mulvaney, Ortheris and Learoyd) Full Product DetailsAuthor: Rudyard KiplingPublisher: Blurb Imprint: Blurb Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.318kg ISBN: 9780368613029ISBN 10: 036861302 Pages: 232 Publication Date: 15 April 2019 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |