From Sea to Sea: Letters of Travel and American Notes (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781432608996)

""From Sea to Sea: Letters of Travel and American Notes"" is a collection of writings by Rudyard Kipling, a celebrated British author and poet, who is best known for his works such as ""The Jungle Book"" and ""Kim"". The book is a compilation of letters that Kipling wrote during his travels across the world, including his journeys through India, Japan, and the United States. The book also includes Kipling's observations and opinions on various subjects such as politics, literature, and culture. The letters are written in a witty and engaging style, and provide a fascinating glimpse into the mind of one of the most influential writers of the 20th century. The book is a must-read for anyone interested in travel writing, literary criticism, or the life and times of Rudyard Kipling.""1923. Kipling, English short-story writer, novelist and poet, who celebrated the heroism of British colonial soldiers in India and Burma, was the first Englishman to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907. This volume contains Kipling's travel writings. Upon reaching San Francisco, Kipling immediately began recording the sights and sounds of boomtown America. For four months he toured the United States, publishing accounts of his journey in the Pioneer, a major newspaper in western India, which he later collected and published in From Sea to Sea. The second series of syndicated articles he collected in Letters of Travel. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: Rudyard Kipling
ISBN-10: 1432608991
ISBN-13: 9781432608996
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 05/07/2004
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d