Rudyard Kipling Books In Order
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Puck of Pook's Hill | (1906) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Rewards and Fairies | (1910) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of The Jungle Book Books
The Jungle Book | (1893) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Second Jungle Book | (1895) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
The Light That Failed | (1890) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Naulahka - A Story Of East And West | (1892) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Captains Courageous | (1897) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Story of the Gadsbys | (1899) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Under The Deodars | (1899) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Kim | (1901) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
They | (1905) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
With the Night Mail | (1909) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
The Man Who Would Be King | (1888) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Return of Imray | (1891) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi | (1894) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Cat That Walked by Himself | (1902) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
Plain Tales from the Hills | (1888) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Phantom Rickshaw and Other Stories | (1888) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Life's Handicap | (1891) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Barrack-Room Ballads | (1893) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Many Inventions | (1893) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Soldiers Three | (1899) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Indian Tales | (1899) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Just So Stories | (1902) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Five Nations | (1903) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Traffics and Discoveries | (1904) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Kipling Poems | (1907) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Day's Work | (1908) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Actions and Reactions | (1909) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Sea Warfare | (1916) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
A Diversity of Creatures | (1917) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Eyes of Asia | (1919) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Rudyard Kipling's Verse | (1923) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Man Who Was | (1924) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Debits And Credits | (1926) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Limits And Renewals | (1932) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
All The Mowgli Stories | (1933) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Phantoms and Fantasies | (1965) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Complete Verse | (1972) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Kiplings Science Fiction | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Complete Supernatural Stories of Rudyard Kipling | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Kipling's Fantasy Stories | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Science Fiction Stories of Rudyard Kipling | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Selected Stories of Rudyard Kipling | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Mark of the Beast and Other Horror Tales | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Elephant, The Hare And The Black Cobra | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Victorian Short Stories of Troubled Marriages | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Rudyard Kipling's Tales of Horror and Fantasy | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Ten Stories | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Adventures of Mowgli: Stories from the Jungle Book | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Picture Books
The Elephant's Child | (1900) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Letters of Marque | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Graphic Spin Books
Red Riding Hood | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon | ||
Cinderella | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon | ||
Jack and the Beanstalk | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon | ||
Hansel and Gretel | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon | ||
Beauty and the Beast | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon | ||
Snow White | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon | ||
Rumpelstiltskin | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon | ||
Sleeping Beauty | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon | ||
The Three Little Pigs | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon | ||
Rapunzel: The Graphic Novel | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon | ||
The Ugly Duckling | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon | ||
The Princess and the Pea | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon | ||
The Emperor's New Clothes | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon | ||
Thumbelina | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon | ||
The Tall Tale of Paul Bunyan | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon | ||
John Henry, Hammerin' Hero | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon | ||
Pecos Bill, Colossal Cowboy | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon | ||
The Legend of Johnny Appleseed | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon | ||
The Bremen Town Musicians | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon | ||
The Golden Goose | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon | ||
Tom Thumb | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon | ||
The Elves and the Shoemaker | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon | ||
How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon | ||
How the Leopard Got His Spots | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon | ||
How the Camel Got His Hump | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon | ||
How the Elephant Got His Trunk | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon | ||
Rudyard Kipling's Just So Comics | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon | ||
Tall | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon | ||
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Publication Order of The Year of the Cat Books
A Cat of a Different Color | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon | ||
A Cat of Perfect Taste | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon | ||
A Cat of Disdainful Looks | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon | ||
A Cat of Strange Lands | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon | ||
A Cat of Cozy Situations | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon | ||
A Cat of Space and Time | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon | ||
A Cat of Heroic Heart | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon | ||
A Cat of Roving Nature | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon | ||
A Cat of Artistic Sensibilities | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon | ||
A Cat of Fantastic Whims | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon | ||
A Cat of Feral Instincts | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon | ||
A Cat of Romantic Soul | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon | ||
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Publication Order of Tales of Mystery & The Supernatural Books
Strange Tales | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon | ||
Oriental Ghost Stories | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon | ||
Children of the Night: Classic Vampire Stories | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon | ||
Not Exactly Ghosts & Fires Burn Blue | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon | ||
Crime Scenes | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon | ||
Jack the Ripper: The Whitechapel Murderer | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon | ||
Casebook of Sexton Blake | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon | ||
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Publication Order of Poetry for Young People Books
Publication Order of Anthologies
Born in India to English parents, Rudyard Kipling was to become a great short-story, poet and novelist who was also a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature. He was famous for writing novels, short stories, various poems and children’s stories.
Rudyard Kipling was born in India in 1865. At the age of 6 his parents sent him back to their homeland of England to receive a formal education while they remained in India to assist the British government. Living with an unkind foster family, particularly his strict foster mother, Mrs. Holloway, Rudyard Kipling struggled to fit in at his new home and school. He was often found reading and writing for comfort. Having finally discovered the deplorable conditions her son was subjected to, Mrs. Kipling immediately returned to England and moved Rudyard to a new school where he excelled. It was also during this time that Rudyard discovered he had a true talent for writing. He joined the school newspaper and very quickly became editor.
Instead of attending college, Rudyard Kipling returned to India after school and soon found a job at a local newspaper. During this time Kipling also suffered from insomnia and learned the underground local culture as he wondered the streets at night. He eventually gained access to brothels and opium dens that were hidden from the light of day. His experiences at such places laid the building blocks for his book of short stories called Plain Tales from the Hills. This book earned him some celebrity in England.
In 1892, Rudyard Kipling married Carrie Balestier who was the sister of an American friend and associate he had made in England but who then passed away suddenly. Immediately after their marriage, the fall of the New Oriental Banking Corporation left the Kiplings broke and so they decided to settle in Vermont near Carrie’s family. Kipling thoroughly enjoyed his time living in the United States. He and Carrie had two girls while living in America (later they had a son in England) and it was during this time that Kipling also wrote his most famous works: The Jungle Book, The Naulahka: A Short Story of the West and East and the Second Jungle Book. By this time Kipling was known as a prolific writer all over the globe. He became extremely successful and is believed to have been the highest paid author in the world during the 1890s.
In 1896 the Kiplings decided to move to England. Sadly, on a return visit to America, Rudyard Kipling and his daughter, Josephine, fell gravely ill on board the ship. Due to his celebrity, the world was on edge about Kipling and his daughter’s condition as they fought a terrible case of pneumonia. Rudyard Kipling eventually recovered from his illness but his young daughter passed away. Kipling was not informed of his daughter’s death until he had recovered. After this tragedy, Kipling blamed the trip to the United States for causing her death and therefore he did not wish to travel to America again. It is said that Kipling was never the same after his daughter’s death.
Rudyard Kipling was known for writing many works about war during this time and in 1907 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature as he was a strong voice for the plights of the common English solider. In addition to the Nobel Prize, Kipling received numerous honorary degrees and awards for his portrayal of soldier life and also for his classic children’s tales.
Rudyard Kipling remained in England and continued writing until 1915 when he became a vocal supporter of the war and went to the front line to report on soldier life there. Tragedy struck the Kipling family again as Rudyard Kipling’s son John was lost in the fight during a battle in France. His body was never recovered. Kipling went to France to try to locate his son but returned unsuccessful. It is believed that the loss of two children is the reason why Kipling never wrote another children’s book after this.
In 1926 Rudyard Kipling received the Gold Medal of the Royal Society for Literature. The society strives to reward literary merit and excite talent.
Rudyard Kipling passed away on January 18th, 1936 due to complications with an ulcer. He was cremated and today his ashes are in Westminster Abbey next to Charles Dickens.
Kipling’s series of The Jungle Book takes place in India and centers around a young boy, Mowgli, a feral child who is raised by a pack of wolves. In The Jungle Book universe the young boy’s name is said to mean “frog”. During his time growing up in the jungle, the boy learns about “The Law of the Jungle” and the reader follows him on his many adventures with the animal friends he makes in the jungle. Baloo, the bear, and Baheera the panther are prominent characters who teach the boy and keep him safe. Eventually Mowgli must face the evil Shere Khan, the man-eating tiger who torments all who live in the Jungle.
The Second Jungle Book offers more tales of Mowgli and his animal friends in the jungle as well as some unrelated stories about life in India.
The Jungle Book stories were originally published in magazines which accompanied drawings by Rudyard Kipling’s father, John Lockwood Kipling. Rudyard Kipling used the animals in his series to relay valuable lessons to the youth who read his tales. Rudyard Kipling had adapted The Jungle Book and other stories about Mowgli’s adventures to be performed as a play but it was never set to stage. The manuscript was thought to be lost forever but was eventually recovered and published as a book in 2000.
The Jungle Book is of course widely famous for Disney’s adaptation of the timeless children’s tale in the 1967 animated film. It was the last Disney film to be produced by Walt Disney himself who died during its production. In 1967 it finished as the 4th highest grossing film of the year. The Disney adaptation of the Jungle Book was re-released in theater various times over the years including in 1978, 1984 and 1990. Disney also produced another Jungle Book movie in 1994.
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