Rudyard Kipling: Facts & Related Content

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Also Known As	Joseph Rudyard Kipling
Born	December 30, 1865 • Mumbai • India • (Birthday in 4 days)
Died	January 18, 1936 (aged 70) • London • England
Awards And Honors	Nobel Prize (1907)
Notable Works	“Actions and Reactions” • “Baa Baa, Black Sheep” • “Barrack-Room Ballads” • “Captains Courageous” • “Debits and Credits” • “Departmental Ditties” • “Gunga Din” • “Just So Stories” • “Kim” • “Limits and Renewals” • “Many Inventions” • “Mary Postgate” • “Plain Tales from the Hills” • “Puck of Pook’s Hill” • “Rewards and Fairies” • “The Day’s Work” • “The Light That Failed” • “The Man Who Would Be King” • “The Naulahka” • “The Phantom Rickshaw” • “Traffics and Discoveries”