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This title provides an original account of the war poets of 1914-1918, written through a series of actual encounters, or near-encounters. Among the poets and writers we encounter are Vera Brittain and Roland Leighton.

This absorbing, widely praised biography brings a fresh and sympathetic eye to the career of the prolific writer whose popular "Jungle Books" and collections of poems propelled him to the pinnacle of literary success before he was 40. Biographer Ricketts also vibrantly brings to life the diverse worlds of imperialist India and Victorian London that both inspired and betrayed Kipling's genius. of photos.

The stories of Rudyard Kipling are read all over the world, by people of all ages, yet no biography has fully explored the complex link between his fascinating life and his writing; untill this one. Harry Ricketts brings Kipling vividly and touchingly to life - his traumatic childhood, split between India and England (haunting the powerful Jungle Books); his youth as a reporter in India, troubled by love and politics; his entry into London literary life and his often hilarious travels in America. Ricketts explores Kiplings's imperialism and radicaism, and traces his increasing reclusiveness...