Products specifications
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Author
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Rudyard Kipling |
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Pub Date
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05/05/1994 |
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Binding
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Paperback / softback |
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Pages
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272 |
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Country
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United Kingdom |
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Dewey
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823.8 |
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GBPPrice
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2.99 |
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Availability
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Available |
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AR Level
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Upper Years, Book Level: 7.7 |
With a new Introduction by Cedric Watts, Research Professor of English, University of Sussex.
Kim is Rudyard Kipling's finest work. Now controversial, this novel is a memorably vivid evocation of the life and landscapes of India in the late nineteenth century. Kim himself is a resourceful lad who befriends a lama, an ageing priest; and both embark on a combined quest. Whereas Kim has an insatiable interest in the varied activities around him, the lama seeks redemption from the 'Wheel of Life'. Kim becomes involved in the 'Great Game':, undertaking espionage for the British rulers.
This engrossing and moving novel, with its diversity of memorable characters, offers many insights into political, religious and social tensions.
