![]() ![]() At the same time, he has been widely criticized for his support of British imperialism. He is beloved for his short stories for children, and some of his writing demonstrates a deep love for India and its people. However, he was also critical of the way the British Army conducted the war, especially following the death of his son John at the Battle of Loos in 1915. At the beginning of World War I, Kipling was an outspoken supporter of the British cause. Kipling’s work continued to grow in popularity, and he won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1907. He and his wife lived in Brattleboro, Vermont, for several years before finally returning to England in 1896. After seven years in India, he returned to England, where he got married. ![]() It was during this time that he began to write novels and short stories, which quickly became popular in England. At the age of six, he was sent to England for a British education, and he stayed there until 1882, when he returned to India and spent several years working for local newspapers. During his early childhood, Kipling explored Mumbai’s streets and markets with his Indian nanny, which had an effect on him for the rest of his life. The piece, which is narrated by a British journalist in India, is about a pair of comic adventurers who briefly establish themselves as godlike leaders of a native tribe in Afghanistan. ![]() Rudyard Kipling was born December 30, 1865, in Mumbai, India, to English parents. The Man Who Would Be King, short story by Rudyard Kipling, first published in The Phantom Rickshaw, and Other Tales in 1888. ![]()
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