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Themes in Kipling's works

The lists below enable you to search for works that express a particular theme, are set in a particular place, refer to particular people or animals, or include other specific references.

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64 works found:

Tales

A Sahibs’ War
At Howli Thana
At Twenty-Two
Beyond the Pale
Bubbling Well Road
Dray Wara Yow Dee
Gemini
Georgie Porgie
His Chance in Life
In Flood Time
In the House of Suddhoo
Letting in the Jungle
Lispeth
Little Tobrah
Miss Youghal’s Sais
Moti Guj—Mutineer
Mrs Hauksbee Sits Out
My Own True Ghost Story
Naboth
Namgay Doola
New Brooms
On Greenhow Hill
On the City Wall
Slaves of the Lamp – part II
The Amir’s Homily
The Bold ’Prentice
The Bridge-Builders
The Bronckhorst Divorce-Case
The City of Dreadful Night
The Debt
The Drums of the Fore and Aft
The Enlightenments of Pagett, M.P.
The Finances of the Gods
The Head of the District
The Incarnation of Krishna Mulvaney
The Judgement of Dungara
The King’s Ankus
The Last of the Stories
The Mark of the Beast
The Miracle of Purun Bhagat
The Naulahka
The New Dispensation—I
The New Dispensation—II
The Pit that they Digged
The Potted Princess
The Return of Imray
The Sending of Dana Da
The Son of his Father
The Spring Running
The Story of Muhammad Din
The Strange Ride of Morrowbie Jukes
The Taking of Lungtungpen
The Three Musketeers
The Tomb of His Ancestors
Through the Fire
Tiger! Tiger!
To be Filed for Reference
Tods’ Amendment
Toomai of the Elephants
Wee Willie Winkie
William the Conqueror – part I
William the Conqueror – part II
Without Benefit of Clergy
Yoked with an Unbeliever
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