Plain Tales from the Hills: A Quick Read edition

Plain Tales from the Hills: A Quick Read edition

Title: Plain Tales from the Hills: A Quick Read edition
Author: Quick Read & Rudyard Kipling
Release: 2024-02-21
Kind: ebook
Genre: Fiction & Literature, Books, Reference, Study Aids
Size: 2877640
Discover a new way to read classics with Quick Read.
This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each chapter.
- Reading time of the complete text: about 7 hours
- Reading time of the summarized text: 24 minutes

"Plain Tales from the Hills" is the first collection of short stories by Rudyard Kipling, published in 1888. The book consists of 40 stories, with 28 of them initially published in the Civil and Military Gazette in Lahore, British India. The title of the book refers to the deceptively simple narrative style and the setting of many stories in the Hill Station of Simla. The tales provide sketches of various aspects of life in British India. The collection introduces characters like Mrs. Hauksbee, Strickland the policeman, and the Soldiers Three. Jorge Luis Borges was inspired by the quality and conciseness of these stories. Some characters from the collection reappear in Kipling's novel "Kim." Overall, "Plain Tales from the Hills" is a significant work in Kipling's literary career, showcasing his talent for storytelling and capturing the essence of life in colonial India.

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