Join us to share and enjoy the writings of Rudyard Kipling
Enjoy the Verse of the Week from the Librarian here. Relive past gems on the society’s Facebook page.
Do you recognise these lines?
There was no talk of it for a fortnight. We spoke of latitude and longitude and the proper manufacture of sherry cobblers, while the steamer cut open a glassy-smooth sea. Then we turned towards China and drank farewell to the nearer East. “We shall reach Hongkong without being it,” said the nervous lady.
Source of the quote & more of them
Here is what is happening in the society over the next 12 months… Mike Kipling (Secretary)
| FEBRUARY Wed 5th | Meeting + Zoom: Andy Williamson – “Kipling and Brown’s Hotel” |
| MARCH 1st | Poetry Competition “The Sea” opens |
| MARCH | Newsletter |
| APRIL Wed 23rd | Meeting on Zoom only: TBA |
| MAY Thu 1st | Kipling Journal KJ401 published. Poetry Competition closes. |
| MAY 16th – 18th | ALS AGM Weekend – Hosted by the Kipling Society in Brighton |
| JUNE | Newsletter |
| JULY Wed 2nd | Meeting: AGM + Talk TBA: 4.30 for 5pm (+Zoom) |
| AUGUST | Newsletter |
| SEPTEMBER Mon 1st | Kipling Journal KJ402 published |
| SEPTEMBER Wed 24th | Meeting on Zoom only: TBA |
| OCTOBER | Newsletter |
| NOVEMBER | |
| DECEMBER | |
| JANUARY Thu 1st | Kipling Journal KJ403 published |
| JANUARY | Newsletter |
| Links to a dozen of Kipling’s most well-known novels and books |
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| Plain Tales from the Hills (1888) |
| Soldiers Three (1888) |
| Life’s Handicap (1891) |
| The Jungle Books (1894/95) |
| Captains Courageous (1896) |
| Stalky & Co. (1899) |
| Kim (1901) |
| Just So Stories (1902) |
| Puck of Pook’s Hill (1906) |
| Actions and Reactions (1909) |
| A Diversity of Creatures (1917) |
| Limits and Renewals (1932) |
| A full list can be found here. |
The Kipling Journal has been the magazine of the society since its foundation in 1927. It is currently published three times a year under the editorship of Professor Jan Montefiore. It is available to all members online and sent by post to members who have chosen that option as well.
The Kipling Society is a charity whose object is the advancement of public education by the promotion of the study and appreciation of the life and works of Rudyard Kipling.
The Journal is open to submissions, of any length between 500 and 5000 words, from students, scholars, professional academics, and Kipling enthusiasts. All articles are peer reviewed. Copyright of material published in the Kipling Journal remains with the author.