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  • Plain Tales from the Hills

  • By: Rudyard Kipling
  • Narrated by: Michael Page
  • Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
  • 3.8 out of 5 stars (4 ratings)

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Plain Tales from the Hills

By: Rudyard Kipling
Narrated by: Michael Page
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Summary

Including the stories "Lispeth", "Beyond the Pale", and "In the Pride of His Youth", this collection tells of soldiers, wise children, exiles, forbidden romances, and divided identities, creating a rich portrait of Anglo-Indian society. Originally published for a newspaper in Lahore when Kipling was a journalist, the tales were later revised by him to re-create as vividly as possible the sights and smells of India for readers at home. Far from being a celebration of empire, these stories explore the barriers between races, classes, and sexes and convey all the tensions and contradictions of colonial life.

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