Captains Courageous is an 1897 novel, by Rudyard Kipling, that follows the adventures of fifteen-year-old Harvey Cheyne Jr., the arrogant and spoiled son of a railroad tycoon. The novel originally appeared as a serialization in McClure's, beginning with the November 1896 edition. The book's title comes from the ballad "Mary Ambree," which starts, "When captains courageous, whom death could not daunt." Kipling had already used the same title for an article on businessmen as the new adventurers, published in The Times of 23 November 1892.

Rudyard Kipling's famous "The Jungle Book" recounts the adventures of a courageous youngster and the creatures of the Indian jungle. This collection of 14 stories tells the tale of Mowgli, a boy raised by a wolf pack, as he learns the lore of the jungle from its inhabitants. Also included are stories of Rikki-tikki-tavi, a brave mongoose who defeats a deadly cobra and more.

The Irish Guards were raised in April 1900 under the authority of Army Order 77 of that month, which stated: 'Her Majesty the Queen, having deemed it desirable to commemorate the bravery shown by the Irish regiments in the recent operations in South Africa, has been graciously pleased to command that an Irish regiment of Foot Guards be formed. This regiment will be designated - "The Irish Guards."' As the Fourth Regiment of Foot Guards, the regiment has the buttons on the tunic in two groups of four, and the plume on the bearskin cap is blue, worn on the right. The regimental march is 'St...

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Second only to his famous The Jungle Book, Just So Stories is another of Rudyard Kipling's most well-known contributions to literature and a charming read for people of all ages.

He sat, in defiance of municipal orders, astride the gun Zam Zammah on her brick platform opposite the old Ajaib-Gher-the Wonder House, as the natives call the Lahore Museum. Who hold Zam-Zammah, that 'fire-breathing dragon', hold the Punjab, for the great green-bronze piece is always first of the conqueror's loot. There was some justification for Kim-he had kicked Lala Dinanath's boy off the trunnions-since the English held the Punjab and Kim was English. Though he was burned black as any native; though he spoke the vernacular by preference, and his mother-tongue in a clipped uncertain...

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