Kipling
Joseph Rudyard Kipling was the greatest writer in a Britain that ruled the largest empire the world has known, yet he was always a controversial figure, as deeply hated as he was loved. This accessible biography aims at an understanding of the man behind the image and gives an explanation of his enduring popularity
Jad Adams is an author, television producer and regular contributor to History Today. He has a reputation for writing challenging biographies of political and artistic subjects, including Pankhurst (Haus Publishing, 2003) and Gandhi: Naked Ambition (Quercus, 2010). In August 2011 he won the London Peace Prize for his work with London's homeless.
Author: Jad Adams
Format: Paperback, 218 pages, 15mm x 25mm, 680 g
Published: 2013, Haus Publishing, United Kingdom
Genre: Biography: Literary
Joseph Rudyard Kipling was the greatest writer in a Britain that ruled the largest empire the world has known, yet he was always a controversial figure, as deeply hated as he was loved. This accessible biography aims at an understanding of the man behind the image and gives an explanation of his enduring popularity
Jad Adams is an author, television producer and regular contributor to History Today. He has a reputation for writing challenging biographies of political and artistic subjects, including Pankhurst (Haus Publishing, 2003) and Gandhi: Naked Ambition (Quercus, 2010). In August 2011 he won the London Peace Prize for his work with London's homeless.