(December 30, 1865 – January 18, 1936) was an English author and poet, born in Bombay. He is regarded as a major "innovator in the art of the
short story"; his
children's books are enduring classics of children's literature; and his best works speak to a versatile and luminous narrative gift. Kipling was one of the most popular writers in English, in both prose and verse, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The author
Henry James famously said of him: "Kipling strikes me personally as the most complete man of genius (as distinct from fine intelligence…
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