A definitive compilation of verse from the author of The Jungle Book presents a selection that includes the author's ballads, narrative poems, epigrams, odes, and other poetry, from such famed works as "Mandalay" and "If" to less-familiar poems.[...]

The day I met him, however, something was troubling him greatly. He began to speak as soon as he saw me. Even though I had arrived at the camp after walking 35 kilometres that day, he did not even invite me to sit down. 'The situation,' he told me, 'is very serious. The up-river stations must be rel[...]

The day I met him, however, something was troubling him greatly. He began to speak as soon as he saw me. Even though I had arrived at the camp after walking 35 kilometres that day, he did not even invite me to sit down. 'The situation', he told me, 'is very serious. The up-river stations must be rel[...]