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London ; New York : Standard Book Co., 1930.
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Wee Willie Winkie and Other Stories begins with the tale of Percival William Williams (a.k.a. Wee Willie Winkie) and how one fateful journey forces him to enter his manhood and leave his childish ways behind him. This story and the delightful tales that follow are some of Kipling's best-loved works and paint an enduring picture of British life in the Indian Subcontinent.
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LibraryThing member sarahemmm
Some of Kipling's work holds up well against modern sensibilities - these stories don't. Tales of adultery and affairs, ghost stories, and sweetly lisping children - all set in British India.
It is quite interesting to contrast the children in these stories ('I don't know what vat means,' said Wee
For those who have only seen the film of The Man who would be King, you will find the original tale rather different.
It is quite interesting to contrast the children in these stories ('I don't know what vat means,' said Wee
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Willie Winkie, 'but you mustn't call me Winkie any no more. I'm Percival Will'am Will'ams.') with the much more famous Kim. They are tougher and more moral than their elders, to the point of dying in front of them (The Drums of the Fore and Aft), so perhaps this is just a last flowering of Victorian sentimentalism.For those who have only seen the film of The Man who would be King, you will find the original tale rather different.
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English
Original publication date
1890
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iii, 244 p.; 20 cm
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| Fic Gen Kipling |
Other editions
Wee Willie Winkie and Other Stories by Rudyard Kipling (Hardcover)