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Love it. If is my all time favorite poem.
Chapter 1
The boy from Bombay
Chapter 2
Tales of the Indian jungle
Chapter 3
Words that traveled the globe
Chapter 4
Shadows of empire and war
YOUR GOAL
Master of The world of Rudyard Kipling
Ch 3 · Words that traveled the globe
schopenhauer In 1907, Rudyard Kipling became the first English-language writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
schopenhauer Written in 1895, Kipling's poem If— remains one of the world's most famous guides to personal integrity.
BETA
schopenhauer Decode hidden words to discover the famous stories and life of Rudyard Kipling.
Fun Fact
Youngest Nobel laureate: Rudyard Kipling remains the youngest person ever to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, winning it at age 41 in 1907.
Glossary
loanword (noun)
A word adopted from one language and incorporated into another. Rudyard Kipling introduced Indian loanwords like cushy to English readers in 1887.
A word adopted from one language and incorporated into another. Rudyard Kipling introduced Indian loanwords like cushy to English readers in 1887.
Quiz
Which Rudyard Kipling novel features an orphan boy participating in 'The Great Game' of espionage?
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What unique record does Rudyard Kipling still hold regarding the Nobel Prize in Literature?
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What political rivalry between the British and Russian empires forms the backdrop of Rudyard Kipling's novel Kim?
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Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories were originally told as bedtime tales to which of his children?
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Which whimsical Rudyard Kipling tale explains how a certain African feline acquired its camouflage?
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Lines from which Rudyard Kipling poem are painted above the players' entrance at Wimbledon's Centre Court?