Kim

With a new Introduction by Cedric Watts, Research Professor of English, University of Sussex.

Kim is Rudyard Kipling's finest work. Now controversial, this novel is a memorably vivid evocation of the life and landscapes of India in the late nineteenth century. Kim himself is a resourceful lad who befriends a lama, an ageing priest; and both embark on a combined quest. Whereas Kim has an insatiable interest in the varied activities around him, the lama seeks redemption from the 'Wheel of Life'. Kim becomes involved in the 'Great Game&rsquo:, undertaking espionage for the British rulers.

This engrossing and moving novel, with its diversity of memorable characters, offers many insights into political, religious and social tensions.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
Published: 05/05/1994
ISBN: 9781853260995
Pages: 269
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.70h x 4.90w x 0.70d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 29969 / Kim (Unabridged)
Reading Level: 7.7 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 18