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Plain tales from the hills

by Rudyard Kipling · 1888

Short Stories · ranked #30 in category

Originally written for the Lahore Civil and Military Gazette, the stories were intended for a provincial readership familiar with the pleasures and miseries of colonial life. For the subsequent Englis

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The verdict

Category
Short Stories
First published
1888 · 1880s
Author
Rudyard Kipling
Standing
Recommended

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