The Jungle Book

Rudyard Kipling — a world-renowned writer, poet, and novelist, the first Englishman to receive the Nobel Prize in literature. At the same time, Kipling was well acquainted with the jungles. He spent the first five years of his life in India with his parents and fell in love with this amazing country forever. From a nanny of Indian descent, as a child, Rudyard heard the first tales and learned new words, primarily the names of plants and animals. Hathi — elephant, Bandar — monkey, Mowgli — frog. These names appear in the legendary «Jungle Books», which contain all the stories about Mowgli — the boy raised by wolves, — about his friends and mentors. There are many unusual names in the tales of the brave Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, the willful Moth, and the cunning Cat who roamed on her own. This collection includes «The Jungle Book», «The Second Jungle Book», and a collection of animal tales «Just Tales». All texts are published unabridged, including original epigraphs-poems, and are accompanied by unique illustrations made by the author and his father, the artist John Lockwood Kipling. The edition is also adorned with colorful illustrations by American artist Joseph M. Gleason.