O Beloved Kids: Rudyard Kipling's Letters to His Children

by Elliot Gilbert

Displaying the same verve and wit as the Just So Stories, this charming collection brings together the series of letters Rudyard Kipling wrote to his children?his "dear people" as he called them?from 1906 to 1915. The correspondence with each child is eloquently presented?for Josephine, his daughter, who died at the age of six, the grief of whose loss almost stopped him from continuing with the stories; for his son John, who would become a young officer and be lost in the trenches of World War I, his father never forgiving himself afterwards for having pushed him into the service; and for his second daughter, Elsie, who would marry but had no children of her own. The letters are peppered with many impromptu pen and ink sketches, stories, and poems, as well as brilliantly graphic descriptions of travel in Europe, Egypt, and Canada.

Genres: Nonfiction

240 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1984

Reviews

[Erwin Maack · Rating 5 out of 5]

Não vou aborrecê-la com conselhos; sei que vai se comportar. Mas quero que se interesse pelas suas companheiras e pelo seu ambiente. Até o momento você não tem tido muitas colegas, e ajustou o seu ambiente a si própria. Agora, minha querida, você vai ficar sozinha no mundo durante muito tempo e (aqui está todo o segredo da vida) o mundo a tratará da maneira como você o tratar. Os seus estimados pais não a tratam como você os trata, mas o mundo, que está essencialmente preocupado com o que lhe interessa, se comporta de maneira diferente. Se você sorri para o mundo, ele lhe devolve um grande sorriso. Se você fecha a cara, ele franze as sobrancelhas. Você estará de posse desse conhecimento antes que a semana termine. Só o estou mencionando para que possa reconhecê-lo quando ele se aproximar. Selah! (página 187)

[Pahel · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 Stars!

[Jon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very Interesting. Was given this book, as we are heading to Myanmar/Burma in Nov/Dec. It is great fun to see a father (of the time) have so much fun with his kids. He was a bit of a joker, which - to be honest - I had no clue. I am not usually one for books of this type, but I did enjoy it...and it gave a great insight into him, his kids and travelling.