Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)

Awarded the Prize “in consideration of the power of observation, originality of imagination, virility of ideas and remarkable talent for narration which characterize the creations of this world-famous author.”

British novelist and poet. Kipling was born in Bombay, India on December 30, 1865. He was educated in England at the United Services College. In 1892 he returned to India, where he worked for Anglo-Indian newspapers. Kipling was a prolific writer and in his works the British Empire and its yeoman and the common soldiers were glorified. In 1926 he received the Gold Medal of the Royal Society of Literature. Kipling died in London on January 18, 1936.
Major Works:
Plain Tales from the Hills (1888); Soldiers Three (1888); Barrack Room Ballads (1892); The Second Jungle Book (1895); The Seven Seas (1896); The Day’s Work (1898); Just So Stories (1902); Traffics and Discov