Life's Handicap: Being Stories of Mine Own People by Rudyard Kipling
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"Life's Handicap: Being Stories of Mine Own People" by Rudyard Kipling is a collection of stories written in the early 20th century. The book explores themes of life, death, love, and human fate as experienced by the diverse inhabitants of British India, focusing on their complex interactions and cultural richness. At the start of the book, readers are introduced to the Chubara of Dhunni Bhagat, a monastery in Northern India populated by
wandering mendicants and holy men of different faiths. The narrator, presumably Kipling himself, recounts a conversation with Gobind, a one-eyed holy man who shares stories and insights about life. Their dialogue touches upon the art of storytelling, cultural differences, and the essence of truth in tales. Gobind's discussions not only reveal the wisdom of the old man but also set the stage for the collection’s narratives, which draw from various characters across the spectrum of Indian society, showcasing their struggles and experiences in a rapidly changing world. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936 |
|---|---|
| Title | Life's Handicap: Being Stories of Mine Own People |
| Contents | The Lang men o' Larut -- Reingelder and the German flag -- The wandering Jew -- Through the fire -- The finances of the gods -- The amir's homily -- Jews in Shushan -- The limitations of Pambé Serang -- Little Tobrah -- Bubbling Well Road -- 'The city of dreadful night' -- Georgie Porgie -- Naboth -- The dream of Duncan Parrenness -- The incarnation of Krishna Mulvaney -- The courting of Dinah Shadd -- On Greenhow Hill -- The man who was -- The head of the district -- Without benefit of clergy -- At the end of the passage -- The mutiny of the mavericks -- The mark of the beast -- The return of Imray -- Namgay Doola -- Bertran and Bimi -- Moti Guj: mutineer. |
| Credits |
Text file produced by Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 79.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | India -- Social life and customs -- Fiction |
| Subject | India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947 -- Fiction |
| Subject | Short stories, English |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 5777 |
| Release Date | May 1, 2004 |
| Last Update | Feb 26, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1593 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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