Tag: Plain Tales from the Hills
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Kipling’s books
Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936) is best known for his adventure stories and poems centered on India, empire, and childhood. However, his works also contain rich medical implications—both in their depictions of disease and healing and in their reflection of medical attitudes during the height of British colonialism. From tales of tropical illness to narratives involving surgery,…
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Rudyard Kipling and the medical profession
George DuneaJames L. FranklinChicago, Illinois Born in Bombay but educated in England, the great master of the English language did not return to India until he was seventeen years old in 1882. He worked for local newspapers in Lahore and Allahabad, and in his spare time began to write the many stories that made him famous. Notable…