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Rudyard Kipling's classic adventure story, Kim, tells the tale of an Irish soldier's orphan son, who roams the back alleys and bazaars of British-ruled India. The young urchin learns the rules and language of the dirty streets, until he discovers his father's old army regiment. Suddenly, Kim abandons his former life and native customs, buys expensive European clothing, and begins a new career as a secret agent. Both an exciting adventure and a detailed look at a spy's inner conflicts, Kim is one of Kipling's most important and popular novels.

Captains Courageous is Rudyard Kipling’s classic fable of a boy’s initiation into the fellowship of men, played out on the high seas of the late 1800s. When he falls overboard from a luxury liner, Harvey Cheyne, the spoiled son of an American millionaire, is rescued by a small New England fishing schooner. To earn his keep, Harvey must prove his worth in the only way the skipper and his hardy crew will accept: through the grueling mastery of a fisherman’s skills.

Soothe your soul at bedtime as you listen to some of the world's most beautifully written classic stories, exquisitely read by Alison Larkin and Virginia McKenna. Alison's AudioFile Earphones award-winning reading of Peter Pan is followed by Through the Looking Glass and The Snow Queen. How the Elephant Got Its Trunk is read by Virginia McKenna, OBE, the iconic English actress best known for the films Born Free, A Town Like Alice, and Ring of Bright Water.

From Rudyard Kipling's classic The Jungle Book, Rikki Tikki Tavi is the story of a mongoose and two cobras. Taken in after being washed into the garden of a British family in India, he protects the house from the devious cobras Nag and Nagaina with help from his friends and mongoose cunning.

"Le Livre de la Jungle" est un recueil de nouvelles de Rudyard Kipling dont chacune raconte une histoire qui se passe dans la jungle, forêt de l'Inde où vivent des animaux sauvages typiques du pays, ainsi que des hommes. Les nouvelles se succèdent dans un ordre qui n'est pas nécessairement chronologique, et permettent de découvrir par différents côtés la destinée de Mowgli petit d'homme, son éducation, la vie sociale du monde des animaux, et les lois de la Jungle auxquelles tous sont soumis, les hommes aussi.

In a remote part of 19th-century Afghanistan, two British adventurers pursue their ambition to rule an empire. Using betrayal, threats, and guns, they win the respect of a primitive tribe and become worshipped as gods until one day they draw blood, and the game is up. "The Man Who Would Be King" is an action-packed tale about the pitfalls of colonialism and the temptations and evils of power.

This is a selection from Kipling's The Second Jungle Book.

Kipling was a British author and poet, born in India. He is best known for the many children's tales, his Indian spy novel Kim (1901), a number of poems, and many short stories. This gentle supernatural story is one of his best.

This story is adapted for learners of English at Elementary level. Improve your vocabulary and grammar with little effort and without any extra studying.

"Des histoires comme ça" sont des histoires destinées aux enfants. Elles font partie des œuvres de Kipling les plus connues. De nombreuses histoires sont adressées à sa "mieux-aimée" car elles furent d'abord écrites pour la fille de Kipling, Joséphine... L'imaginaire côtoie l'insolite, pour le plus grand bonheur des enfants, qui trouveront ici matière à rêver, à penser, à questionner. On apprend enfin pourquoi le chameau n'a qu'une bosse, pourquoi le léopard a des tâches, et bien d'autres inventions poétiques toutes aussi fantaisistes.

La panthère Bagheera découvre dans la jungle un jeune enfant abandonné. Elle décide de le confier à une famille de loups qui l'élève comme un louveteau. Alors que Mowgli a dix ans, le tigre Shere Kahn approche du territoire des loups. Pour éviter à l'enfant une fin inévitable, les loups l'éloignent et décident de le confier aux hommes d'un village proche. C'est Bagheera qui le conduit. Pendant leur voyage, ils feront de nombreuses rencontres, parfois redoutables.