In Black and White (Kipling Stories)
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In Black and White is a collection of eight short stories by Rudyard Kipling
which was first published in a booklet of 108 pages as no. 3 of A H Wheeler & Co
.’s Indian Railway Library
in 1888. It was subsequently published in a book along with nos 1 and 2, Soldiers Three
(1888) and The Story of the Gadsbys
, as Soldiers Three
(1899). The characters about whom the stories are concerned are native Indians, rather than the British for writing about whom Kipling may be better known; four of the stories are narrated by the Indians, and four by an observant wise English journalist (the persona that Kipling likes to adopt). The stories are:
Rudyard Kipling
Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English poet, short-story writer, and novelist chiefly remembered for his celebration of British imperialism, tales and poems of British soldiers in India, and his tales for children. Kipling received the 1907 Nobel Prize for Literature...
which was first published in a booklet of 108 pages as no. 3 of A H Wheeler & Co
A H Wheeler & Co
AH Wheeler & Co Ltd, is the largest bookstore chain in India. The chain was founded by Emile Moreau, a French author, and TK Banerjee, an Indian businessman in Allahabad. AH Wheeler borrowed its name from the then-successful London bookstore, Arthur Henry Wheeler's. AH Wheeler opened its first...
.’s Indian Railway Library
Indian Railway Library
The Indian Railway Library was an enterprise conducted in Allahabad from 1888. It was a publishing venture of A.H. Wheeler & Co, who "had the monopoly on bookstall sales on Indian railway stations"...
in 1888. It was subsequently published in a book along with nos 1 and 2, Soldiers Three
Soldiers Three
Soldiers Three is a collection of short stories by Rudyard Kipling. The three soldiers of the title are Learoyd, Mulvaney and Ortheris, who had also appeared previously in the collection Plain Tales from the Hills...
(1888) and The Story of the Gadsbys
The Story of the Gadsbys
The Story of the Gadsbys is a story by Rudyard Kipling. It was originally published as no. 2 of the Indian Railway Library in 1888. The Story of the Gadsbys is written in dramatic form, consisting of eight short scenes...
, as Soldiers Three
Soldiers Three
Soldiers Three is a collection of short stories by Rudyard Kipling. The three soldiers of the title are Learoyd, Mulvaney and Ortheris, who had also appeared previously in the collection Plain Tales from the Hills...
(1899). The characters about whom the stories are concerned are native Indians, rather than the British for writing about whom Kipling may be better known; four of the stories are narrated by the Indians, and four by an observant wise English journalist (the persona that Kipling likes to adopt). The stories are:
- "Dray Wara Yow Dee" - told by an Indian narrator
- "The Judgement of Dungara" - told by an English narrator
- "At Howli Thana" - told by an Indian narrator
- "Gemini" - told by an Indian narrator
- "At Twenty-Two" - told by an English narrator
- "In Flood Time" - told by an Indian narrator
- "The Sending of Dana Dee" - told by an English narrator
- "On the City Wall" - told by an English narrator