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This story was first published in the Civil and Military Gazette on 11 May 1887, and collected in the first edition of Plain Tales from the Hills in 1888 and in subsequent editions of this collection. Miss Jhansi McKenna is six foot high, all yellow freckles and red hair, a formidable figure on the dance floor. She is held in great regard in the regiment, as Mulvaney explains, because of her mother, Bridget McKenna, wife of the Colour Sergeant of 'B' Company, called 'Ould Pummeloe'.

Entdecke die zeitlose Magie von Rudyard Kiplings Dschungelbuch in dieser fesselnden Hörbuch-Ausgabe. Meisterhaft erzählt entführt dich die Geschichte von Mogli, dem Menschenjungen im Dschungel, in eine Welt voller Abenteuer und Freundschaften. Die lebendige Darstellung der charismatischen Figuren schafft ein beeindruckendes Hörerlebnis. Tauche ein und erlebe die faszinierende Tierwelt des Dschungels in diesem unvergesslichen Hörbuch für Kinder und die ganze Familie.

Master storyteller Jim Weiss brings you suspense, laughter, and plenty of plot twists. Spooky, not scary! An ancient ghost tries to frighten a new family away from his castle. A scientist's potion reveals old secrets. And a street magician has one last trick up his sleeve. Beloved storyteller Jim Weiss retells these spooky tales from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Rudyard Kipling, and Oscar Wilde.

Vivid characters true to Rudyard Kipling's original stories spring to life in tales of a young boy raised among wolves and other wild creatures of the Indian jungle. The audiobook is adapted and narrated by Jim Weiss.

Die Gruselkabinett Hörspiel Box 8 beinhaltet die Geschichten: "Der Glöckner von Notre Dame" von Victor Hugo, "Die Gespenster-Rikscha" von Rudyard Kipling und "Die obere Koje" von Francis Marion Crawford.

Indien, Jahreswechsel 1889/1890: Fleete, der sich wenig um Indien und die Inder schert, betrinkt sich in Begleitung seiner beiden Freunde am Silvester-Abend und schändet in einem Tempel das Standbild des Affengottes Hanuman.

Die Gruselkabinett Hörspiel Box 8 beinhaltet die Geschichten: "Der Glöckner von Notre Dame" von Victor Hugo, "Die Gespenster-Rikscha" von Rudyard Kipling und "Die obere Koje" von Francis Marion Crawford.

Theobald Jack Pansay lernt auf einem Schiff nach Indien die dort mit einem Offizier der britischen Armee verheiratete Agnes Keith-Wessington kennen. Sie beginnen während der Überfahrt eine leidenschaftliche Affäre miteinander.

Un escritor consagrado conoce a un muchacho con aspiraciones literarias, pero con talento escaso. Al hacerse amigos, el escritor descubre que el muchacho tiene visiones de sus vidas pasadas: es un esclavo griego, un remero de galeotes y el ayudante de un vikingo aguerrido. Al protagonista no le queda más que imponerse a una tarea sagrada: escribir «el cuento más hermoso del mundo». Fábula encantadora sobre el conocimiento y la vocación literaria, y una de las grandes joyas de Rudyard Kipling, uno de los mejores escritores ingleses del siglo XX.

Kim is a novel by Nobel Prize-winning English author Rudyard Kipling. It was first published serially in McClure's Magazine from December 1900 to October 1901 as well as in Cassell's Magazine from January to November 1901, and first published in book form by Macmillan & Co. Ltd in October 1901. The story unfolds against the backdrop of The Great Game, the political conflict between Russia and Britain in Central Asia. The novel made the term "great game" popular and introduced the theme of great power rivalry and intrigue.

A terrifying collection of classic werewolf stories, ranging from ancient legends to Victorian and Edwardian adaptations on the theme. •Gabriel-Ernest by Saki •The Wolf by Guy de Maupassant •The Werewolf by Eugene Field •The Other Side by Count Eric Stanislaus Stenbock •The Werewolves by Henry Beaugrand •Jean Grenier the French Werewolf by Sabine Baring-Gould •The Man-Wolf by Leitch Ritchie •The She-Wolf by Saki •The Mark of the Beast by Rudyard Kipling

An enchanting collection of classic stories and rhymes for younger listeners. Warning - you may be tempted to stay up all night listening!

En dag hittas Mowgli, ett litet människobarn, ensamt i djungeln av en flock vargar. De bestämmer sig för att ta hand om den unga pojken och lära honom djungelns sätt och vanor. För att klara sig i den vilda naturen får Mowgli lektioner av björnen Baloo. Han lär sig om djungellagen, djurens mästarord och hur man kommunicerar med djuren. Genom spännande äventyr möter Mowgli faror och utmaningar. En gång blir han till och med kidnappad av apor, men räddas som tur är av sina djurvänner. Åren går och Mowgli växer upp, blir modig och stark. Djuren varnar Mowgli för vargarnas planer.

Rudyard Kipling was one of the most popular writers of prose and poetry in the late 19th and 20th century, and awarded the Noble Prize for Literature in 1907. Born in Bombay on 30 December 1865, as was the custom in those days, he and his sister were sent back to England when he was 5. The ill-treatment and cruelty by the couple who they boarded with in Portsmouth, Kipling himself suggested, contributed to the onset of his literary life

Die Gruselkabinett Box 36 beinhaltet die Hörspiele "Der Judas-Kuss", "Das Zeichen der Bestie", "Der Wolverden-Turm", "Der gewaltige Gott Pan".

"El Libro de la Selva (Versión Íntegra)" es una obra maestra atemporal de Rudyard Kipling, ahora disponible en formato de audiolibro sin abreviar. Esta clásica aventura, ambientada en las vibrantes selvas de la India, es perfecta para los lectores jóvenes adultos que buscan una narrativa rica y emocionante.

Harvey Cheyne es el hijo adolescente mimado de un rico comerciante norteamericano. Durante un viaje en un lujoso transatlántico, Harvey cae al mar. Por suerte, Manuel, un humilde pescador, lo rescata y lo sube a bordo del Weʼre Here, un velero repleto de expertos y rudos marinos que no están dispuestos a consentir a un niñito de papá como Harvey, el cual no tendrá más remedio que obedecer y trabajar codo con codo junto a la tripulación durante el tiempo que dure la travesía.

"El cuento más hermoso del mundo": Charlie Mears es un joven con fervientes aspiraciones literarias. Un día, conoce a un escritor experimentado con el que entabla amistad. Charlie no tiene demasiado talento literario, sus versos son mediocres y están llenos de tópicos. No obstante, el escritor descubre en él una capacidad sorprendente para explicar emocionantes historias sobre goletas griegas y barcos vikingos.

One day, a little English boy called Teddy finds a mongoose named Rikki-Tikki-Tavi in the family house garden. He thinks that the poor animal is dead, but his mother takes it inside the house and it recovers. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi then begins to explore the garden, which is half-wild and overgrown and crosses the path of two troublesome cobras. This is the moment where Rikki-Tikki-Tavi’s adventure begins.

After a passionate affair with Agnes Keith-Wessington, Jack Pansay wearies of her and becomes engaged to Miss Kitty Mannering. However, Wessington refuses to accept the rejection and reappears in Jack’s life, trying to make him reconsider. But to her greatest regret, Pansay continues to respond curtly and brutally. Not so long after, Agnes dies of a broken heart. From this moment on, Jack's life will never be the same again.