Chapter 1
The boy from Bombay
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Chapter 2
Tales of the Indian jungle
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Chapter 3
Words that traveled the globe
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Chapter 4
Shadows of empire and war
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YOUR GOAL
Master of The world of Rudyard Kipling
Ch 1 · The boy from Bombay
schopenhauer The Boy from Bombay
He thought and dreamed in Hindustani (yeah, yeah!) / Translating for his parents in Bombay (oh, Bombay!)
schopenhauer Returning to India at sixteen, Kipling began his professional writing career as an assistant newspaper editor.
schopenhauer Sent to England at age five, young Kipling suffered years of neglect and abuse at a foster home in Southsea.
BETA
schopenhauer Unpack the Bombay box to discover how Kipling's life in India inspired his famous stories.
Fun Fact
Kipling's first name: Rudyard Kipling was named after Rudyard Lake in Staffordshire, England, where his parents first met and fell in love in 1863.
Glossary
bombay (noun)
A major seaport and commercial city located on the western coast of India. Rudyard Kipling was born in this bustling colonial metropolis on December 30, 1865.
A major seaport and commercial city located on the western coast of India. Rudyard Kipling was born in this bustling colonial metropolis on December 30, 1865.
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Which newspaper in Lahore did Rudyard Kipling join as an assistant editor in 1882?
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What language did young Rudyard Kipling speak with his caretakers before learning English?
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At what age did Rudyard Kipling return to India to begin working as a professional journalist?
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What was the name of the foster home in Southsea where Rudyard Kipling suffered childhood abuse?
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Which English body of water inspired the first name of writer Rudyard Kipling?
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Which 1888 short story by Rudyard Kipling fictionalized his difficult childhood in foster care?