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Kipling, Ruyard - The days work (1925)
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Kipling, Ruyard - The days work
London, Macmillan & co., 1925
Blue cloth hardcover. Vignet in gold on front board. Title in gold ornaments on spine
11 x 17,5 cm.
406 Pages
GOOD/VERY GOOD
Kipling comes with a certain amount of challenging baggage, in particular the frequent appearance of the white mans burden which is certainly inescapable as a theme in this collection (as is a tinge of anti-Semitism in two of the stories). As has been argued many times before this should be seen in the context of the time.
It doesnt diminish the damage those thought processes can lead to but nor should it diminish the greatness of the writing.
The overall theme is a somber one of work and endeavour; be it bridge building, famine fighting, or ponies giving their all to win a polo match, but often the style of writing is more light if not downright impish. He delights in aping dialects or imagining how horses, ponies or even trains might talk and conspire.
Two of these tails of toil are really love stories, and two of the stories at least wander into fantasy.
Yes he is obsessed with the work ethic, and yes he has some difficult world views that can best be described as dated, but the man could, and can still, tell a story.
Shipping fee (The Netherlands: € 4,25; Europe: € 11,99) to be paid by buyer
London, Macmillan & co., 1925
Blue cloth hardcover. Vignet in gold on front board. Title in gold ornaments on spine
11 x 17,5 cm.
406 Pages
GOOD/VERY GOOD
Kipling comes with a certain amount of challenging baggage, in particular the frequent appearance of the white mans burden which is certainly inescapable as a theme in this collection (as is a tinge of anti-Semitism in two of the stories). As has been argued many times before this should be seen in the context of the time.
It doesnt diminish the damage those thought processes can lead to but nor should it diminish the greatness of the writing.
The overall theme is a somber one of work and endeavour; be it bridge building, famine fighting, or ponies giving their all to win a polo match, but often the style of writing is more light if not downright impish. He delights in aping dialects or imagining how horses, ponies or even trains might talk and conspire.
Two of these tails of toil are really love stories, and two of the stories at least wander into fantasy.
Yes he is obsessed with the work ethic, and yes he has some difficult world views that can best be described as dated, but the man could, and can still, tell a story.
Shipping fee (The Netherlands: € 4,25; Europe: € 11,99) to be paid by buyer