In Black and White

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936

Series:

The writings in prose and verse of Rudyard Kipling, volume IV

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"In Black and White" by Rudyard Kipling is a collection of stories likely written in the late 19th century. The volume unfolds various tales that provide insights into life in India, featuring an array of characters such as mendicants, holy men, and the common folk, exploring cultural interactions and the complexities of human existence. The beginning of "In Black and White" introduces readers to Dhunni Bhagat's Chubára, a monastery in Northern India, where the holy man Gobind resides. He engages in discussions with a narrator who aspires to document life through storytelling. Gobind shares his wisdom on tales, emphasizing that there is a shared human experience that transcends cultural differences. The old man expresses his longing for legacy, asking the narrator to include a record of his name in the forthcoming book, thus setting the stage for the interconnected stories to follow. This opening portion establishes themes of storytelling and the quest for understanding, foreshadowing a rich exploration of life, death, and the essence of humanity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

Preface

Dray wara yow dee

Namgay Doola

"The City of Dreadful Night"

The judgment of Dungara

The finances of the gods

At Howli Thana

In flood time

Moti Guj: mutineer

Without benefit of clergy

Naboth

The sending of Dana Da

Through the fire

The head of the district

The Amir's homily

At twenty-two

Jews in Shushan

Georgie Porgie

Little Tobrah

Gemini

The limitations of Pambé Serang

One view of the question

On the city wall

The enlightenments of Pagett, M. P.

Credits:

Produced by KD Weeks, MFR and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 78.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Black_and_White_(short_story_collection)

Release date is 2020-06-08