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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.

To search select a particular theme or themes by checking its box. If you select more than one the system will only bring back those tales that refer to ALL those selected. When you are ready click the ‘Search’ button below.

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37 works found:

Tales

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A Walking Delegate
As Easy as A.B.C.
Below the Mill Dam
Cold Iron
Dymchurch Flit
Ham and the Porcupine
Her Majesty’s Servants
How Fear Came
How the Whale got his Throat
Kaa’s Hunting
Letting in the Jungle
Mowgli’s Brothers
Naboth
On the City Wall
On the Gate
Railway Reform in Great Britain
Red Dog
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
The Army of a Dream – part I
The Army of a Dream – part II
The Benefactors
The Children of the Zodiac
The Enemies to Each Other
The Finances of the Gods
The King’s Ankus
The Knife and the Naked Chalk
The Last of the Stories
The Potted Princess
The Ship That Found Herself
The Spring Running
The Strange Ride of Morrowbie Jukes
The Tabu Tale
The Undertakers
The White Seal
Tiger! Tiger!
Weland’s Sword
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