Rudyard Kipling, English writer, 1865-1936

Kipling was one of the most popular writers in England, in both prose and verse, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In 1907, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, making him the first English-language writer to receive the prize, and its youngest recipient to date. Among other honours, he was sounded out for the British Poet Laureateship and on several occasions for a knighthood, all of which he declined. Kipling's works of fiction include The Jungle Book (1894), Kim (1901), and many short stories, including "The Man Who Would Be King" (1888). He is regarded as a major innovator in the art of the short story; his children's books are classics of children's literature.

Rudyard Kipling, English writer, 1865-1936

Kipling, Rudyard, English poet and novelist (1865-1936). Clipped signature.N. p. o. d.

Kipling, Rudyard, English poet and novelist, Nobel laureate (1865-1936). Autograph letter signed.Grand Pump Room Hotel, Bath, 27 Dec 1933.

Kipling, Rudyard, English poet and novelist (1865-1936). Autograph letter signed.Bateman's, Burwash, Etchingham and Sussex, 16 Mar 1929.

Kipling, Rudyard, English poet and novelist (1865-1936). Autograph letter signed (RK").Bateman's, Burwash, Sussex, 3 Jun 1935.

Kipling, Rudyard, English poet and novelist (1865-1936). Autograph letter signed.Maidencombe, 22 Mar 1897.

Kipling, Rudyard, English poet and novelist (1865-1936). Autograph letter signed.Bateman's, Burwash, Sussex, 3 Dec 1913.

Kipling, Rudyard, English poet and novelist, Nobel laureate (1865-1936). "Things as they are". Autograph manuscript.No date, ca. 1892; before 1896.

Kipling, Rudyard, English poet and novelist, Nobel laureate (1865-1936). Portrait photograph signed.No place, ca. 1910.