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Nobel Literature Prize winner Rudyard Kipling pens this riveting adventure tale. One evening Morrowbie Jukes, an English gentleman, is feeling a bit feverish and the barking of the dogs outside his house is upsetting him. So he mounts his horse in order to pursue them. The horse bolts and they eventually fall into a sandy ravine on the edge of a river. He awakens the next morning to find himself in a village of the living dead, where people who appear to have died of, for instance, cholera, but who revived when their bodies were about to be burned, are imprisoned. He quickly learns that it is impossible to climb out because of the sandy slope……mehr
Nobel Literature Prize winner Rudyard Kipling pens this riveting adventure tale. One evening Morrowbie Jukes, an English gentleman, is feeling a bit feverish and the barking of the dogs outside his house is upsetting him. So he mounts his horse in order to pursue them. The horse bolts and they eventually fall into a sandy ravine on the edge of a river. He awakens the next morning to find himself in a village of the living dead, where people who appear to have died of, for instance, cholera, but who revived when their bodies were about to be burned, are imprisoned. He quickly learns that it is impossible to climb out because of the sandy slope…
Rudyard Kipling, born on December 30, 1865, in Bombay, British India, was a prolific English writer and poet, renowned for his works of fiction and verse about British imperialism, as well as his tales of adventure for children. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907, becoming the first English-language writer to receive the honor, and to date, he remains the youngest recipient to have earned the accolade. Kipling's writing career spanned a range of genres, from poetry to short stories and novels. He is perhaps best known for his collection of tales 'The Jungle Book' (1894), beloved by children and adults alike, which includes stories of the feral child Mowgli raised by wolves in the Indian jungle. Another significant work by Kipling is 'Kim' (1901), a novel that depicts the complex tapestry of British India through the eyes of a street-smart orphan. Lesser known works, such as 'The Strange Ride of Morrowbie Jukes', showcase Kipling's capacity to explore the exotic and the macabre. This particular narrative, featured in the collection 'The Phantom 'Rickshaw and other Eerie Tales' (1888), unfolds with a gripping plot of a British colonial officer trapped in a nightmarish wasteland. Kipling's literary style often combined elements of realism, adventure, and fantasy, infused with a strong sense of morality and observation of the human condition. Despite the controversy over his imperialist views, Kipling's influence on English literature remains significant, with his works continuing to be studied and appreciated for their unique storytelling and stylistic innovation.
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