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The Rudyard Kipling Library

The Rudyard Kipling Library

By: Rudyard Kipling
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Step into a quiet corner of the Empire of Stories, where the lamp is lit and the pages turn at their own unhurried pace. This podcast offers full-length readings of Rudyard Kipling’s tales - of jungle law and soldier’s duty, of wandering men, sharp-eyed children, and the strange roads between East and West. Each episode is spoken clear and steady, as though by a fireside companion, carrying you through adventure, mischief, and moral alike. Come listen, traveller, and let the old words march again beneath the steady drum of a human voice.Public domain
Episodes
  • Abaft The Funnel Chapter 18 - Chautauguaed

    Abaft The Funnel Chapter 18 - Chautauguaed
    Jun 12 2026
    In which our observant narrator reflects upon the peculiarities of the white man's attitudes toward the native peoples and labouring classes both abroad and at home, noting the incongruities of earnest convictions divorced from the practical realities of life and death. Amidst these musings, he recounts gentle seaside scenes and introduces a quaint tale told amid the London fog, illustrating the whimsical human spirit caught between earnestness and folly.
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    29 mins
  • Abaft The Funnel Chapter 17 - A Supplementary Chapter

    Abaft The Funnel Chapter 17 - A Supplementary Chapter
    Jun 11 2026
    In which the narrator visits Chautauqua and observes with keen irony the peculiar blend of earnest self-improvement and strict Sabbath observance enforced by denominational fervour, revealing the strange constraints placed upon its visitors. He then shares a wild tale of a disastrous cable-car venture in Bow Flume, before lamenting the dreariness of London and the seasonal rhythms of life far from the tropics.
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    24 mins
  • Abaft The Funnel Chapter 16 - Sleipner Late Thurinda

    Abaft The Funnel Chapter 16 - Sleipner Late Thurinda
    Jun 10 2026
    In which a fierce and convoluted dispute unfolds between rival government departments, revealing the delicate balance of power and the complexities of official rivalries, while a determined woman intervenes with a mixture of resolve and reproach to steer the course of justice. Meanwhile, the narrative lightly transports us to the curious and bustling educational retreat of Chautauqua, a place of earnest lectures, spirited debates, and the mingling of youthful charm and earnest purpose amidst the genteel surroundings of an American lake.
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    24 mins
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