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Thomas Pinney (ed.), The Letters of Rudyard Kipling, 6 vol. (1990–2004), selects from a large surviving correspondence. A substantial biography, Charles Carrington, Rudyard Kipling: His Life and Work, rev. ed. (1978), is judicious and sympathetic and benefits from a thorough knowledge of Kipling’s background in three continents. Other biographies include Angus Wilson, The Strange Ride of Rudyard Kipling (1977, reissued 1994); Lord Birkenhead (Frederick W.F. Smith, Earl of Birkenhead), Rudyard Kipling (1978); Harry Ricketts, The Unforgiving Minute: A Life of Rudyard Kipling (1999; also published as Rudyard Kipling: A Life, 2000); and David Gilmour, The Long Recessional: The Imperial Life of Rudyard Kipling (2002). Charles Allen, Kipling Sahib: India and the Making of Rudyard Kipling (2007), focuses on Kipling between 1865 and 1900. James Harrison, Rudyard Kipling (1982), is a brief introduction to his life and works. R. Lancelyn Green (compiler), Kipling: The Critical Heritage (1971, reprinted 1997), affords a historical perspective on the development of Kipling’s reputation. Howard J. Booth (ed.), The Cambridge Companion to Rudyard Kipling (2011), provides essays that usefully contextualize Kipling’s life and works.
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| Modified link of Web site: The Victorian Web - Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936). | Oct 21, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936). | Jul 07, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Orwell Foundation - Rudyard Kipling. | Feb 17, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jan 14, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Dec 26, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: NOVA Open Publishing - British Literature - Biography: Rudyard Kipling. | Dec 03, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Great Writers Inspire - Rudyard Kipling. | Sep 13, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC News - Solving the mystery of Rudyard Kiplings son. | Aug 02, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC Radio National - The Book Show - The voice of Rudyard Kipling. | Jun 21, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Feb 19, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC Sounds - In Our Time - Rudyard Kipling. | Dec 19, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Encyclopaedia of Science Fiction - Rudyard Kipling. | Oct 25, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Guardian - Unseen tales reveal the young Rudyard Kipling honing his skills. | May 10, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Mar 19, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: FamousPoetsAndPoems.com - Rudyard Kipling. | Oct 18, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936). | May 19, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: All Poetry - Biography of Rudyard Kipling. | Apr 04, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: British Library - Rudyard Kipling�s �Just So Stories�. | Oct 06, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Historic UK - Rudyard Kipling. | Mar 07, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Famous Authors - Rudyard Kipling. | Mar 07, 2022 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Jan 11, 2021 | ||
| Media added. | Nov 13, 2018 | ||
| Changed title of the "Assessment" section to "Legacy." | Nov 15, 2017 | ||
| Article revised. | Jan 30, 2017 | ||
| Bibliography revised and updated. | Jan 27, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Literature Network - Biography of Rudyard Kipling. | May 26, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: Poetry Foundation - Rudyard Kipling. | Mar 20, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: First World War - Biography of Rudyard Kipling. | Mar 20, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: British Library - Rudyard Kipling�s �Just So Stories�. | Mar 20, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Poets.org - Rudyard Kipling. | Mar 20, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Poets.org - Rudyard Kipling. | Mar 20, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: The European Graduate School - Biography of Joseph Rudyard Kipling. | Mar 20, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: ILoveIndia.com - Biography of Rudyard Kipling. | Sep 16, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Victorian Web - Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936). | May 01, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: h2g2 - Biography of Rudyard Kipling. | May 01, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of Rudyard Kipling. | Mar 15, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of Rudyard Kipling. | Nov 06, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Pegasos - Biography of Rudyard Kipling. | Nov 06, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - Biography of Rudyard Kipling. | Nov 06, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Victorian Web - Rudyard Kipling. | Nov 06, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of Rudyard Kipling. | Oct 07, 2011 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Kipling Society - Biography of Rudyard Kipling. | Nov 06, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Biography of Rudyard Kipling. |
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| Article revised and updated. | Feb 15, 2007 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Nov 10, 2006 | ||
| Bibliography revised. | Nov 10, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: Ohio University - Wired for Books Kids' Corner. | Jun 27, 2006 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |