Rudyard Kipling's Tales of Horror and Fantasy [Paperback]

Rudyard Kipling (Author), Neil Gaiman (Introduction), Stephen Jones (Afterword)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 17, 2008

From ghost stories to psychological suspense, the complete horror and dark fantasy stories of Rudyard Kipling.

Rudyard Kipling, a major figure of English literature, used the full power and intensity of his imagination and his writing ability in his excursions into fantasy. Kipling is considered one of England's greatest writers, but was born in Bombay. He was educated in England, but returned to India in 1882, where he began writing fantasy and supernatural stories set in his native continent: "The Phantom Rickshaw," "The Strange Ride of Morrowbie Jukes," and his most famous horror story, "The Mark of the Beast" (1890). This masterwork collection, edited by Stephen Jones (Britain's most accomplished and acclaimed anthologist) for the first time collects all of Kipling's fantastic fiction, ranging from traditional ghostly tales to psychological horror.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“Rudyard Kipling is one of the finest writers of fantasy in the last one hundred years.” —Ray Bradbury

 

“As of what Kipling wrote about nineteenth-century Anglo-India, it is not only the best but almost the only literary picture we have.” —George Orwell

 

“Kipling has seen a perfect odyssey of strange experiences.” —Andrew Lang

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

About the Author

Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was born in Bombay, India, but raised in England until he returned to India in 1881 as a journalist and local newspaper editor. In 1907 Kipling became the first English writer to win the Nobel Prize for literature. A poet and prolific short story writer, he is best known as the author of The Jungle Book (1894), Kim (1902), and Just So Stories (1902).


Stephen Jones is the winner of three World Fantasy Awards, three Bram Stoker Awards, and three International Horror Guild Awards, and is a sixteen-time recipient of the British Fantasy Award. He lives in London.

Product Details

• Paperback: 800 pages
• Publisher: Pegasus (November 17, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1605980307
• ISBN-13: 978-1605980300
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #223,589 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)