Publisher's Synopsis
Rudyard Kipling was a legendary English author best known for his children books and short stories. Kipling received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907, making him the first English writer to receive the award. Kipling's greatest works include classics such as The Jungle Books, Just So Stories, and Kim. Plain Tales from the Hills is the first short story collection published by Kipling. The collection of forty short stories mostly portray life in British India.