{"product_id":"rudyard-kipling-in-black-rudyard-kipling-9781787805965","title":"Rudyard Kipling - In Black and White: \"If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten\"","description":"Rudyard Kipling: A great Victorian, a great writer of Empire, a great man. \u003cp\u003eRudyard Kipling was one of the most popular writers of prose and poetry in the late 19th and 20th Century and awarded the Noble Prize for Literature in 1907. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Bombay on 30th December 1865, as was the custom in those days, he and his sister were sent back to England when he was 5. The ill-treatment and cruelty by the couple who they boarded with in Portsmouth, Kipling himself suggested, contributed to the onset of his literary life. This was further enhanced by his return to India at age 16 to work on a local paper, as not only did this result in him writing constantly but also made him explore issues of identity and national allegiance which pervade much of his work. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhilst he is best remembered for his classic children's stories and his popular poem 'If...' he is also regarded as a major innovator in the art of the short story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rudyard Kipling\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1787805964\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781787805965\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Miniature Masterpieces\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/19\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.27d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rudyard Kipling","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48241498783999,"sku":"9781787805965","price":10.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_be26bc46-60a8-4fb5-bd9c-231543126633.jpg?v=1772654681","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rudyard-kipling-in-black-rudyard-kipling-9781787805965","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}