Publisher's Synopsis

'No summary can do this marvellous, rich and unforgettable novel anything like justice' Philip Pullman

Kim is an orphan who earns his living begging on the streets of Lahore. One day he befriends an aged Tibetan Lama who, although content to live simply in India, is a rich and powerful abbot in his own country. When the Lama recruits Kim as a disciple and then funds his education at an English public school an adventure begins that will take the unlikely pair to the Himalayas on a thrilling journey of espionage and enlightenment.

'The greatest of all Kipling's books' E. M. Forster

Book information

ISBN: 9780099540786
Publisher: Random House
Imprint: Vintage Classics
Pub date:
DEWEY: 823.8
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 306
Weight: 230g
Height: 198mm
Width: 131mm
Spine width: 21mm