The Little Elephant and Other Tales

The first British writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, Rudyard Kipling, is an extraordinary phenomenon, and his works are always an event. Such an event were his little masterpieces about the creation of the world and the first animals on Earth. Kipling invented them for his daughter, who died at the age of six. Struck by this terrible loss, he completed their writing and created a true treasure trove of tales. Rich in poetic imagery, they enchant even a century later. Before you is a luxurious edition, which is notable for including the complete texts of all the tales, including the rarely published 'The Story of the Tegumai Taboo'.