Rudyard Kipling

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Rudyard Kipling

1865–1936

Best known for The Jungle Book, Kim, and poems like “If—,” he wrote adventure stories and verse that helped shape English-language reading for both children and adults. His work is still lively and memorable, even as readers continue to debate the imperial ideas woven through much of it.

90 Audiobooks

The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book

by Rudyard Kipling

Just So Stories

Just So Stories

by Rudyard Kipling

The Man Who Would Be King

The Man Who Would Be King

by Rudyard Kipling

Kim

Kim

by Rudyard Kipling

The Second Jungle Book

The Second Jungle Book

by Rudyard Kipling

Just So Stories

Just So Stories

by Rudyard Kipling

The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book

by Rudyard Kipling

The Kipling Reader

The Kipling Reader

by Rudyard Kipling

Plain Tales from the Hills

Plain Tales from the Hills

by Rudyard Kipling

Barrack Room Ballads

Barrack Room Ballads

by Rudyard Kipling

Indian Tales

Indian Tales

by Rudyard Kipling

A Diversity of Creatures

A Diversity of Creatures

by Rudyard Kipling

If

by Rudyard Kipling

Le livre de la Jungle

Le livre de la Jungle

by Rudyard Kipling

Puck of Pook's Hill

Puck of Pook's Hill

by Rudyard Kipling

Verses 1889-1896

Verses 1889-1896

by Rudyard Kipling

Rewards and Fairies

Rewards and Fairies

by Rudyard Kipling

Kim

Kim

by Rudyard Kipling

Stalky & Co.

Stalky & Co.

by Rudyard Kipling

Just So Stories

by Rudyard Kipling

The Light That Failed

The Light That Failed

by Rudyard Kipling

The Day's Work

The Day's Work

by Rudyard Kipling

Soldiers Three

Soldiers Three

by Rudyard Kipling

Stalky & Co.

by Rudyard Kipling

Le Chat Maltais

Le Chat Maltais

by Rudyard Kipling

American Notes

American Notes

by Rudyard Kipling

The Bridge-Builders

The Bridge-Builders

by Rudyard Kipling

Soldier Stories

Soldier Stories

by Rudyard Kipling

Actions and reactions

Actions and reactions

by Rudyard Kipling

Puck of Pook's Hill

Puck of Pook's Hill

by Rudyard Kipling

The Second Jungle Book

The Second Jungle Book

by Rudyard Kipling

Traffics and Discoveries

Traffics and Discoveries

by Rudyard Kipling

Songs from Books

Songs from Books

by Rudyard Kipling

Puck of Pook's Hill

Puck of Pook's Hill

by Rudyard Kipling

Soldiers Three - Part 2

Soldiers Three - Part 2

by Rudyard Kipling

Abaft the Funnel

Abaft the Funnel

by Rudyard Kipling

Debits and credits

Debits and credits

by Rudyard Kipling

The City of Dreadful Night

The City of Dreadful Night

by Rudyard Kipling

The Seven Seas

The Seven Seas

by Rudyard Kipling

Rewards and Fairies

Rewards and Fairies

by Rudyard Kipling

Sea Warfare

Sea Warfare

by Rudyard Kipling

Sous les déodars

Sous les déodars

by Rudyard Kipling

The Story of the Gadsbys

by Rudyard Kipling

Under the Deodars

Under the Deodars

by Rudyard Kipling

The Five Nations, Volume I

The Five Nations, Volume I

by Rudyard Kipling

An Almanac of Twelve Sports

by Rudyard Kipling

A Song of the English

A Song of the English

by Rudyard Kipling

In Black and White

In Black and White

by Rudyard Kipling

The Eyes of Asia

The Eyes of Asia

by Rudyard Kipling

The Years Between

The Years Between

by Rudyard Kipling

Actions et réactions

Actions et réactions

by Rudyard Kipling

Simples Contes des Collines

Simples Contes des Collines

by Rudyard Kipling

Monseigneur l'Éléphant

Monseigneur l'Éléphant

by Rudyard Kipling

The Graves of the Fallen

The Graves of the Fallen

by Rudyard Kipling

The Five Nations, Volume II

The Five Nations, Volume II

by Rudyard Kipling

Letters of Marque

Letters of Marque

by Rudyard Kipling

Nouveaux Contes des Collines

Nouveaux Contes des Collines

by Rudyard Kipling

The New Army in Training

The New Army in Training

by Rudyard Kipling

Viidakkopoika

Viidakkopoika

by Rudyard Kipling

The Day's Work - Part 1

The Day's Work - Part 1

by Rudyard Kipling

Doctors

Doctors

by Rudyard Kipling

Valittuja kertomuksia

Valittuja kertomuksia

by Rudyard Kipling

Sotilaskertomuksia

Sotilaskertomuksia

by Rudyard Kipling

Kertomuksia Intiasta

Kertomuksia Intiasta

by Rudyard Kipling

About the author

Born in Bombay in 1865, Rudyard Kipling grew up between India and England, and those early experiences fed much of his fiction and poetry. He became famous for vivid stories set in British India, along with children’s classics such as The Jungle Book and Just So Stories.

Kipling also wrote poems that stayed widely read, including “If—,” “Gunga Din,” and “Mandalay,” and his novel Kim remains one of his best-known longer works. In 1907 he received the Nobel Prize in Literature, becoming the first English-language writer to win it.

His writing is admired for its energy, storytelling, and unforgettable rhythms, but it is also often discussed for its strong ties to British imperial attitudes. That mix of literary power and historical controversy keeps him an important, complicated figure in literary history.