Item #012833 The Jungle Book first published in 1894 is a collection of stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling. Previous owner's name on front free end page. Light top edge wear on volume 1 Corners mild rubbing. Dust Jackets with price are in a new clear protective Mylar sleeve. They teach respect for authority, obedience, and knowing one's place in society with 'the law of the jungle', but the stories also illustrate the freedom to move between different worlds, such as when Mowgli moves between the jungle and the village.Ĭritics have also noted the essential wildness and lawless energies in the stories, reflecting the irresponsible side of human nature. Another important theme is of law and freedom the stories are not about animal behavior, but about human archetypes in animal form. A major theme in the book is abandonment followed by fostering, as in the life of Mowgli, echoing Kipling's own childhood. The stories are set in a forest in India. Kipling, Rudyard The Jungle Books, Volumes I and II
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