Rare edition with unique illustrations.



Kipling wrote some of the best animal stories for children, including his Jungle Books and Just So stories. His language is rich, inventive, and sonorous.

He is regarded as a major innovator in the art of the short story; his children's books are classics of children's literature.

"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" is a short story in The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling about the adventures of a valiant young mongoose.