Short Stories Sahibs War

Cover of Short Stories Sahibs War by Rudyard Kipling
Publisher: Penguin
Year: 1993
Language: en
Edition: New
Pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9780140183146
Dimensions:
Height: 7.79526 Inches
Length: 5.03936 Inches
Weight: 0.40565056208 Pounds
Width: 0.55118 Inches
Dewey Decimal: 823.8
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Short Stories Sahibs War by Rudyard Kipling is a collection that showcases some of the author’s later work, published by Penguin in 1993. This edition contains 252 pages and is presented in English. The stories delve into themes of identity and the complexities of self, exploring the interplay between private and public personas through a variety of narrative styles.

Readers will find a range of narratives that include “A Sahib’s War,” “The Captive,” and “Mrs. Bathurst,” which examine personal and societal mysteries with a concise, colloquial approach. Other stories, such as “The Mother Hive” and “As Easy as ABC,” utilize parables and utopian elements to reflect contemporary anxieties. Additionally, “Below the Mill Dam” captures the essence of England, portraying the tension between tradition and progress, while “An Habitation Enforced” presents an American couple’s fascination with their surroundings in England.


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In a collection of Kipling’s later work. “A Sahib’s war”, “The captive” and “Mrs Bathurst” examine the mystery of private and public self with colloquial concision, while “The mother hive” and “As easy as ABC” use parables and utopian fantasy to express present and future anxieties. Here are repeated attempts to capture the essence of England with tradition and continuity encountering progress and change in “Below the mill dam”. In “An habitation enforced” an American couple in England are bewildered and fascinated by a country that seems to be part of themselves.

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Publisher: Penguin. Year: 1993.
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ISBN-13: 9780140183146.
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Language: en. Pages: 252. Edition: New.

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