Simples Contes des Collines by Rudyard Kipling
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"Simples Contes des Collines" by Rudyard Kipling is a short story collection published in 1888. This debut collection features forty tales of British colonial life in India, many set in the hill station of Simla, the summer capital of the British Raj. Through these stories, Kipling introduces memorable characters like Mrs. Hauksbee, policeman Strickland, and the Soldiers Three, while depicting various aspects of Anglo-Indian society with straightforward narrative style. The collection launched
Kipling's literary career at age twenty-three. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Savine, Albert, 1859-1927 |
| Title | Simples Contes des Collines |
| Note | Translations of selected stories from: Plain tales from the hills. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simples_contes_des_collines |
| Contents | Rudyard Kipling et les «Simples Contes des Collines» -- Trois et... un Extra -- Lancé à l'Aventure -- Le Saïs de Miss Youghal -- Unie à un Incroyant -- Aurore trompeuse -- Le Sauvetage de Pluffles -- Les Flèches de Cupidon -- Sa Chance dans la Vie -- Montres de Nuit -- L'Autre -- Conséquences -- La Conversion d'Aurélien Mac Goggin -- Les trois Mousquetaires -- Un Destructeur de Germes -- Enlevé -- L'Arrestation du Lieutenant Létourdi -- Dans la Maison de Suddhoo -- Sa Femme légitime. |
| Credits |
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| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 76.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947 -- Fiction |
| Subject | British -- India -- Fiction |
| Subject | Short stories, English -- Translations into French |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 62207 |
| Release Date | May 23, 2020 |
| Last Update | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 358 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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