In Black and White by Rudyard Kipling
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"In Black and White" by Rudyard Kipling is a collection of eight short stories published in 1888. Set in colonial India, these tales center on native Indian characters rather than British colonials. Four stories are narrated by Indians themselves, four by an English journalist observer. The collection explores themes of honor, revenge, deception, and cultural conflict through vivid encounters: a Pathan's vengeful pursuit, a missionary's humiliation, twins locked in betrayal, and miners
trapped underground. Each story reveals the complex human dramas unfolding across India's diverse landscapes and communities. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936 |
|---|---|
| Title | In Black and White |
| Series Title | The writings in prose and verse of Rudyard Kipling, volume IV |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Black_and_White_(short_story_collection) |
| Contents | Preface -- Dray wara yow dee -- Namgay Doola -- "The City of Dreadful Night" -- The judgment of Dungara -- The finances of the gods -- At Howli Thana -- In flood time -- Moti Guj: mutineer -- Without benefit of clergy -- Naboth -- The sending of Dana Da -- Through the fire -- The head of the district -- The Amir's homily -- At twenty-two -- Jews in Shushan -- Georgie Porgie -- Little Tobrah -- Gemini -- The limitations of Pambé Serang -- One view of the question -- On the city wall -- The enlightenments of Pagett, M. P. |
| Credits |
Produced by KD Weeks, MFR and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 78.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | India -- Fiction |
| Subject | Short stories, English |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 62346 |
| Release Date | Jun 8, 2020 |
| Last Update | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 515 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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