Plain Tales from the Hills
by Rudyard Kipling
Taste attributes: historicaldramafresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringsocial commentarytroubled leadshuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeRealistic and heavy: an inventive historical novel, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
About This Book
Originally written for the Lahore Civil and Military Gazette, the stories were intended for a provincial readership familiar with the pleasures and miseries of colonial life. For the subsequent English edition, Kipling revised the tales so as to recreate as vividly as possible the sights and smells of India for those at home.
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- Author
- Rudyard Kipling
- Published
- 1888
- Pages
- 283
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- Open Library
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