In the work of this greatest of English poets of the late XIX century, poetry collections occupy a special place, it was they who brought the author worldwide fame (and at the same time the Nobel Prize in Literature for 1907). To this day, they remain an unsurpassed example of poetic creativity....
White people build a bridge over the sacred Mother Ganges. The chief engineer of the project is very worried whether his brainchild will survive the catastrophic flood of the river. By circumstance, with a single servant, he falls on a small island and sees an amazing collection of ancient gods of India....
Joseph Rudyard Kipling is a famous writer, great poet and short story writer, the first Englishman to receive a Nobel Prize in literature. Perhaps, rarely did anyone have such a successful literary fate: Kipling's works were enthusiastically accepted by critics, royalties turned out to be record-breaking, four collected works were published during the author's lifetime - this is a truly unique case....
A collection of Kipling's most famous works for people of any generation. Kipling took the plots of his tales primarily not from books, but from the stories of his exciting travels. Tales of Rudyard Kipling primarily teach friendship, mutual assistance and compassion, and for a long time settle in the hearts of children and adults....
Daniel and Peachy arrived from Britain to India to undergo military service, but the soldiers had their own plans for life. Fraudulent friends intend to leave for the country called Kafiristan to become its rulers, and take possession of the treasures of the whole country hidden in the bowels of the mountains....
First published in 1894, the “Jungle Book” remains one of the most beloved among children and adults around the world. These classic stories about the boy Mowgli, raised by a wolf pack, give indelible lessons not so much about the laws of the jungle, but about the needs of the soul and heart. Originally from magical and mysterious India, these stories of people and animals living side by side are addressed to both children and adults. In addition to the boy Mowgli, you will meet with the brown and sleepy bear Balu, with the cunning black panther Bagheera, with the python Kaa, who raised...
When traveling from England to Canada at night, you can learn about the device of the airships, observe the salvage of the trump crew, survive the storm and get to know the work of the Air Transport Administration, an organization that controls transport, and the whole world with it....
