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  • By: Rudyard Kipling
  • Narrated by: Flo Gibson
  • Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
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The Light That Failed

By: Rudyard Kipling
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Summary

With war correspondents in the Sudan, Dick Heldar, a gifted painter, learns to perfect his art by depicting battle scenes. Years later, an old war wound brings the onset of blindness. While completing his final masterpiece, he struggles to regain control of his life and his love for his childhood sweetheart.

Caution: Contains racial epithets that some listeners may find offensive.

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