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Plain Tales from the Hills

By: Rudyard Kipling
Narrated by: Martin Jarvis
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Summary

An intimate, evocative, often funny, and always vital portrait of India at the peak of the British Raj. Written at the age of 22, they immediately show Kipling's natural and prodigious talent. Timeless, they can be listened to forever.
Public Domain (P)2005 CSA Telltapes Ltd
Short Stories Classics Literary Fiction Literary History & Criticism European
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Tales well told ... but not complete

This is an excellent performance of Kipling’s first collection of stories. Martin Jarvis brings great character and atmosphere to his reading (even if he can’t manage an Irish accent!). Buyers should note, however, that this recording is not complete (omitting around ten stories) and does not follow the sequence of the printed book.

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Delightful!

Written with a wonderfully wry sense of humour, Plain Tales is insightful and highly amusing.

I could listen to these tales again and again!

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splendid stuff spoilt by the publishers

wonderful writing and reading, spoilt by Amazon lumping the short stories together into one hour chunks, making it impossible to find a particular one.

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