Rudyard Kipling. Kipling was one of the most popular writers in England, in both prose and verse, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[5] Henry James said: "Kipling strikes me personally as the most complete man of genius (as distinct from fine intelligence) that I have ever known. "[5] In 1907, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, making him the first English-language writer to receive the prize, and to date he remains its youngest recipient.[8] Among other honours, he was sounded out for the British Poet Laureateship and on several occasions for a knighthood, all of which he declined.[9] Early childhood life[edit] Rudyard Kipling was born on 30 December 1865 in Bombay, in the Bombay Presidency of British India, to Alice Kipling (née MacDonald) and (John) Lockwood Kipling.[16] Alice (one of four remarkable Victorian sisters)[17] was a vivacious woman[18] about whom a future Viceroy of India would say, "Dullness and Mrs.
Kipling cannot exist in the same room Back to India[edit] London[edit] Peter and Wendy. The novel was first published in 1911 by Hodder & Stoughton in the United Kingdom and Charles Scribner's Sons in the United States. The original book contains a frontispiece and 11 half-tone plates by artist F. D. Bedford (whose illustrations are still in copyright in the EU). The novel was first abridged by May Byron in 1915, with Barrie's permission, and published under the title Peter Pan and Wendy, the first time this form was used. Background[edit] J.
Barrie created Peter Pan in stories he told to the sons of his friend Sylvia Llewelyn Davies, with whom he had forged a special relationship. The Peter Pan character first appeared in print in the 1902 novel The Little White Bird, written for adults. In 1906, the chapters of The Little White Bird which featured Peter Pan was published as the book Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, with illustrations by Arthur Rackham.
The original draft of the play was entitled simply Anon: A Play. Plot summary[edit] Illustration by F. Characters[edit] Shakespeare Quotes - Famous Quotes by Shakespeare. SuperSmall Publishing. Miniature and large run book publishing! Blog A Penguin Classic - Penguin Books Ltd. The Jungle Book.