Many Inventions
| Author | Rudyard Kipling (English) |
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| Language | English |
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Publication date | June 1893 |
| Publication place | UK and US |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
Many Inventions (published 1893) is a collection of short stories by Rudyard Kipling. Twelve of the 14 stories appeared previously in various publications, including The Atlantic Monthly and the Strand Magazine.
The title refers to a verse from Ecclesiastes, which is quoted on the title page: "Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions." (Ecclesiastes 7:29)
The stories
The fourteen stories are preceded by a poem, "To the True Romance", and followed by another poem, "Anchor Song".
- The Disturber of Traffic
- A Conference of the Powers
- My Lord the Elephant
- One View of the Question
- 'The Finest Story in the World'
- His Private Honour
- A Matter of Fact
- The Lost Legion
- In the Rukh - the earliest (Mowgli) story but chronologically the last
- 'Brugglesmith'
- 'Love-o’-Women'
- The Record of Badalia Herodsfoot
- Judson and the Empire
- The Children of the Zodiac
References
- "Many Inventions". The Kipling Society.
External links
- Many Inventions at Project Gutenberg Australia
- Many Inventions at telelib.com
- The Kipling Society website