Often
considered a poet of British imperialism, Kipling's work has
caused much controversy, though poems such as "If" and his "Jungle
Book" stories remain firmly entrenched in British colonial
mythology. Kipling won the Nobel Prize for Literature in
1907.
Short Stories
Plain Tales from the Hills, Thacker Spink
(Calcutta), 1888
(Includes:
The Bisara of
Pooree: The
bisara is a small wooden fish which acts as a love charm if come
by dishonestly, or death if honestly acquired. By Word of
Mouth: The
spirit of a doctor's wife says that she will meet him in one
months time. She does because he dies. In the House of
Suddhoo:
Effective Indian magic of a trick? Haunted
Subalterns:
Supernatural phenomena is associated with a couple of men in the
Indian army. It seems impossible that it is not a practical
joke.)
ditto, John W. Lovell Co. (U.S.), 1889
ditto, Macmillan, 1890
The
Phantom 'Rickshaw and Other Tales, A.H. Wheeler (Allahabad),
[1888]
(Includes: The Phantom
'Rickshaw: Jack treats a woman badly and she follows him in
a rickshaw. After her death she continue to follow him.
My
Own True Ghost Story: The sounds of a ghostly billiard game are
rationalised. The Strange Ride of Marrowie Jukes: Not supernatural
despite being in Wilson, but a horrific description of captives
living in pits and forced to eat whatever is thrown to
them.)
ditto, Sampson Low, 1890
(wraps)
Life's
Handicap, being stories of mine own people, Macmillan, 1891
(Includes: The Mark of the
Beast: When Fleete blasphemes in an Indian temple one
of the priests curses him so that he starts to behave like an
animal. The Dream of Duncan Parrennes: A man is shown in
a dream his future of material but not spiritual satisfaction.
At
the End of the Passage: A description of the
esperience of horror, rather than a description of the horror
itself. The Recrudescence of Imray: Not a supernatural
story, despite being in Wilson. An Indian manservant disappears
and his corpse is later found. The City of Dreadful
Night: Horrific rather than supernatural, this prose
poem describes corpse-like sleepers on the outskirts of
Lahore.)
Many
Inventions,
Macmillan, 1893
(Includes: The Children of the
Zodiac: Leo and Virgo are among several signs of the
zodiac who once dwelt on earth. They assume human form, and learn
that death must be accepted. The Finest Story in the
World: Mears has a memory for past incarnations, a
facility that deserts him when he falls in love. The Lost
Legion: Ghosts of dead warriors bolster a British
invasion force in Afghanistan.)
Traffics
and Discoveries, Macmillan, 1904
(Includes: Wireless: Radio waves affect
the poetic impulse. They: The narrator comes across children to whom he
shows his motor car. The children later appear to have been
ghosts.)
Actions
and Reactions, Macmillan, 1909
(Includes: The House
Surgeon: A depressing atmosphere in a wonderful house,
caused by the anger of a sister after the death of her
sibling.)
Debits
and Credits,
Macmillan, 1926
(Includes: The Enemies to Each
Other: An expansion of the story of the Garden of Eden.
The
Gardener: An aunt visits the grave of a young man killed
in the war. The gardener who puts flowers on the graves in
symbolic. On the Gate: A Tale of '16: The reception area
of Heaven during the first world war requires St Peter to deal
with a great deal of office politics and red tape. A Madonna of the
Trenches: A soldier in the trenches sees an apparition of
his dead lover. The Wish House:A terraced house on a London
street which grants wishes.)
Limits
and Renewals,
Macmillan, 1932
(Includes: Uncovenanted
Mercies: Guardian spirits allow their charges to meet and
fall in love, against orders.)
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