Rudyard Kipling

When Mowgli is discovered in the jungle by wolves, they bring him up as one of their own. However, the jungle is not always easy for a man-cub and Mowgli must learn its secrets from Baloo the bear, Bagheera the panther and Kaa the python, especially if he is to avoid the Monkey-People and the evil tiger, Shere Khan.

After being swept overboard from an ocean liner, fifteen-year-old Harvey Cheyne, spoiled son of a millionaire, is rescued by New England fishermen who put him to work on their boat.

A courageous mongoose thwarts the evil plans of Nag and Nagaina, two big black cobras who live in the garden.

Relates how the rhinoceros's lack of manners resulted in his baggy skin and bad temper.

This was Kipling's first published volume of fiction. The stories with their brevity and concentration of effect are a landmark in the history of the short story. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert...

When a rude rhino steals a cake, the baker gets even by filling the rhino's skin with itchy cake crumbs in this graphic retelling of Rudyard Kipling's classic tale.

When a camel refuses to do his share of work, a djinn punishes him by giving him a hump in this graphic retelling of Rudyard Kipling's classic tale.

They, published in 1905, is a somber short story that recalls a tragedy of Kipling’s own life--the sudden death of his daughter, Josephine.

Because of his "satiable curtiosity" about what the crocodile has for dinner, the elephant's child and all elephants thereafter have long trunks.

Presents several short stories by Rudyard Kipling, including the title work which tells the tale of an English man living in India who meets two travelers who decide to go to Kafiristan to overthrow the ruler and become kings themselves.