How the Just So Stories Were Made: The Brilliance and Tragedy Behind Kiplings Celebrated Tales for Little Children,New

How the Just So Stories Were Made: The Brilliance and Tragedy Behind Kiplings Celebrated Tales for Little Children,New

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A fascinating, richly illustrated exploration of the poignant origins of Rudyard Kiplings worldfamous childrens classicIn this concise and remarkable book . . . Batchelor guides us expertly . . . drawing on multiple sources and making intriguing connections between Kiplings stories for children and for adults.John Carey, The Sunday TimesFrom 'How the Leopard Got Its Spots' to 'The Elephants Child,' Rudyard Kiplings Just So Stories have delighted readers across the world for more than a century. In this original study, John Batchelor explores the artistry with which Kipling created the Just So Stories, using each tale as an entry point into the writers life and workincluding the tragedy that shadows much of the volume, the death of his daughter Josephine.Batchelor details the playful challenges the stories made to contemporary society. In his stories Kipling played with biblical and other stories of creation and imagined fantastical tales of animals' development and man's discovery of literacy.Richly illustrated with original drawings and family photographs, this account reveals Kiplings public and private livesand sheds new light on a muchloved and tremendously influential classic.

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