When Kipling died in 1936 he was considered second to none as a poet. Years before, when Tennyson was Laureate, he had described young Kipling as the "only one with divine fire"; but in fact Kipling died in relative anonymity, his death overshadowed by George V's and his reputation dented by a Britain that saw him as outdated and imperialist. On the 23rd January King George was brought to lie in state in Westminster Hall, the same day as Kipling's ashes were quietly consigned to Poet's Corner. Kipling brings us such ...
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When Kipling died in 1936 he was considered second to none as a poet. Years before, when Tennyson was Laureate, he had described young Kipling as the "only one with divine fire"; but in fact Kipling died in relative anonymity, his death overshadowed by George V's and his reputation dented by a Britain that saw him as outdated and imperialist. On the 23rd January King George was brought to lie in state in Westminster Hall, the same day as Kipling's ashes were quietly consigned to Poet's Corner. Kipling brings us such characters as Gunga Din, Judy O'Grady and the Colonel's Lady in these peoms.
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Add this copy of Rudyard Kipling: Complete Verse to cart. $13.00, very good condition, Sold by Reuseabook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester, GLOS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2002 by Kyle Cathie.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.
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Fine. 8vo. xxix, 702pp, index, foreword by MM Kaye. Or card covers. Very light even toning to page edges. Complete verse of the quintessential believer in Empire and Raj.
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