Rudyard Kipling
1865
-
1936
Poet, Author & Journalist
Rudyard Kipling, one of the most successful and popular authors of the late 19th and early 20th century was born in Bombay India. His most well known stories are The Jungle Book, his Just So Stories for children, The Man Who Would Be King and Kim. He was also a very accomplished poet, author of If, (considered the most well loved poem in th eUK) My Boy Jack, Gunga Din and Mandalay.
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Other materials
An article on the life and works of Rudyard Kipling available here
Poetry
If
My Boy Jack
Short Stories
The Man Who Would Be King
Blue Plaque information
RUDYARD KIPLING 1865-1936 poet and story writer lived here 1889-1891
Plaque erected
in 1957 by London County Council
43 Villiers Street, Charing Cross, London, WC2N 6NE, City of Westminster