The Jungle Books by Rudyard Kipling

The Jungle Books (complete) by Rudyard Kipling Narrated by Patrick Tull Buried in Poet's Corner in Westminster Abbey, Nobel Prize winner Rudyard Kipling was a brilliant poet, short-story writer and novelist who made his mark with riveting tales that captured the spirit of British colonialism. Published as two separate novels but collected together for this production, 'The Jungle Books' remain Kipling's most beloved works. Here are all of Kipling's wonderful characters--the black panther Bagheera, the lame but evil tiger Shere Khan, the sleepy brown bear Baloo and, of course, the man-cub Mowgli--to name but a few. The fascinating menagerie of characters that populates these stories is endowed with personality and temperament. The animals share a jungle that is at once a fierce and an infinitely gentle place. In their tales we discover the magnetism and allure of the jungle and its exotic creatures. Author Rudyard Kipling was born in 1865 in Bombay, India. After spending much of his youth in a foster home and boarding school in Britain, Kipling returned to India in 1882 as a journalist. He began producing short stories and poetry, and by the time he once again returned to England in 1889, he was already quite popular. Apart from 'The Jungle Books,' his best-known and most acclaimed novel is 'Kim.' A strong advocate of English colonialism, Kipling died in 1936. Narrator Patrick Tull was born and brought up in England, and appeared in many theaters there. He has appeared on and Off-Broadway, and extensively in regional theaters. His Recorded Books narrations include a wide range of titles. 'AudioFile' has hailed his "rich and unforgettable performances."