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(Created page with "== Early Life and Education == Rudyard Kipling was born on December 30, 1865, in Bombay, British India (now Mumbai, India). His father, John Lockwood Kipling, was a professor of architectural sculpture at the Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy School of Art, and his mother, Alice Kipling (née Macdonald), was one of the four notable Macdonald sisters. Kipling's early years in India, surrounded by the vibrant culture and diverse population, significantly influenced his later works....") |
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Kipling's most famous works include "The Jungle Book" (1894), a collection of stories set in the Indian jungle featuring the boy Mowgli, and "Kim" (1901), a novel that explores themes of British imperialism and the Great Game between Britain and Russia in Central Asia. His poem "If—" (1910) is one of the most quoted poems in the English language. | Kipling's most famous works include "The Jungle Book" (1894), a collection of stories set in the Indian jungle featuring the boy Mowgli, and "Kim" (1901), a novel that explores themes of British imperialism and the Great Game between Britain and Russia in Central Asia. His poem "If—" (1910) is one of the most quoted poems in the English language. | ||
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=== Nobel Prize and Later Works === | === Nobel Prize and Later Works === | ||