Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Kipling, Rudyard
KIPLING, RUDYARD, an English author born in Bombay, Dec. 30, 1865. He was educated in England, and in 1882 went out to India and joined the staff of the "Civil and Military Gazette," Lahore, for which paper his earlier tales were written. He depicted Anglo-Indian and military life in "Soldiers Three," "Black and White," "Plain Tales from the Hills," "Story of the Gadsbys," "Life's Handicap," etc. "The Naulakha," published in 1891, was written in collaboration with Wolcott Balestier. "Many Inventions," a collection of stories, appeared during 1893. In 1894 "The Jungle Book" was published, followed by "The Second Jungle Book." His first book of verse, "Barrack Room Ballads," appeared in 1892, and in 1896 another volume, "The Seven Seas."
RUDYARD KIPLING
In 1897 he published "Captains Courageous," in 1898, "The Day's Work," in 1900 "From Sea to Sea"; and in 1901 "Kim." Among his most popular poems are: "The Vampire," "Recessional," "The Truce of the Bear," and "The White Man's Burden." Of his more recent works may be mentioned, "Five Nations" verse: "Traffics and Discoveries" (1904); "Rewards and Fairies" (1910); "The Harbor Watch" (1914); "France at War" (1915); "Tales of the Trade" (1916).