Kipling: 886 books

Harvey Cheyne is the heir to a large fortune. He survives the wreck of a steamship when is he plucked to safety by the crew of a passing boat. On the boat he learns a few life lessons and is transformed into a new man, much to the delight of his parents, by the time he returns to port.

A collection of short stories for children based on the life of Mowgli and his animal friends.

In a vividly drawn India of the late 19th century, orphan Kimball O'Hara is on the cusp of manhood. Living as a beggar, it isn't until Kim befriends an aged Tibetan Lama that his life transforms: the old man is on a quest to find the legendary River of the Arrow and achieve Enlightenment, and together...

The orphan Kim, whose father was an Irish soldier, makes his living by begging on the streets of Lahore and running errands. An aged Tibetan Lama is on a journey to find the mythical "River of the Arrow" and in doing so free himself from the Wheel of Things. Becoming his disciple, Kim joins...

Un giorno nella giungla arriva una strana creatura senza pelo: è un cucciolo d’uomo e si chiama Mowgli. Il Popolo libero dei lupi decide di adottarlo e subito il ragazzino fa amicizia col saggio orso Baloo e con la pantera Bagheera. Ma la giungla nasconde insidie terribili. Mowgli dovrà imparare...

Siamo nel 2065. Un’abnorme macchina aerea controlla il pianeta e, grazie a grotteschi marchingegni, è in grado di contrastare ogni episodio di isteria individuale e collettiva. La tecnologia ormai permette un isolamento completo, in cui assistere equivale a partecipare, e in cui la facilità delle...

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Die Abenteuer rund um Mogli, Toomai, Bagheera, Baloo, Shir Khan, die Schlange Kaa, die Elefanten und alle anderen Tiere in den Geschichten des Dschungelbuches ...

Ce recueil de nouvelles nous plonge, au travers de différents récits, au sein de l'armée des Indes et nous permet de vivre, en compagnie d'officiers et de jeunes gens cultivés, les anecdotes racontées dans un style direct et vigoureux pimenté d'argot militaire.Édition Ebooks libres et gratuits.

À quinze ans, Harvey Cheyne possède au suprême degré le don de se rendre antipathique. Les passagers du paquebot sur lequel a pris place ce fils d'un multi-millionnaire américain sont unanimes à lui reprocher son insolence prétentieuse. Harvey tombe par-dessus le bastingage. Est-ce pour lui...

The adventures of Mowgli, an abandoned man-cub who is raised by wolves in the Indian jungle and many other tales in this book use animals in an anthropomorphic manner to give lessons. The other stories in this Fantastica edition include Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, a heroic mongoose, and Toomai of the Elephants, the tale of a young elephant-handler.

The story unfolds against the backdrop of The Great Game, the political conflict between Russia and Britain in Central Asia. It is set after the Second Afghan War which ended in 1881. This spy and picaresque novel includes detailed portrait of the people, culture, and varied religions of India.

A a young mongoose named Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is adopted into a British family residing in India. After becoming friendly with some of the other creatures inhabiting the garden, Rikki is warned of two cobras Nag and Nagaina, who are angered by the family's presence on their territory.

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