Penguin Books Australia

Mowgli, the man-cub who is brought up by wolves in the jungles of Central India, is one of the greatest literary myths ever created. As he embarks on a series of thrilling escapades, Mowgli encounters such unforgettable creatures as Bagheera, the graceful black panther, and Shere Khan, the tiger with the blazing eyes. A rich and complex fable of human life, Kipling's enduring classic dazzles the imagination...

Explore India with Kim, a boy with both East and West in his soul . . .

Orphan boy Kim is reared in the teeming, vibrant streets of India at the turn of the last century.  An impish child with an endless interest in the extraordinary characters he meets, Kim is a 'Friend of all the World'.  One day, an old Tibetan lama sets him on the path that will lead him to travel the Great Trunk Road...

'Kim told the older children tales of the size and beauty of Lahore, of railway travel, and such-like city things, while the men talked, slowly as the cattle chew the cud'

'They tell me that one never sees a dead person's face in a dream. Is that true?'

Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) is often regarded as the unofficial Laureate of the British Empire. Yet his writing reveals a ferociously independent figure at times violently opposed to the dominant political and literary tendencies of his age.  Arranged in chronological order, this diverse selection of his poetry shows the development of Kipling's talent, his deepening maturity and the growing sombreness...