An overview of Kipling's work, his career and postcolonial views on his often controversial position on imperialism.

Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936) is among the most popular, acclaimed and controversial of writers in English. His books have sold in great numbers, and he remains

Joseph Rudyard Kipling was the greatest writer in a Britain that ruled the largest empire the world has known, yet he was always a controversial figure, as deep

This is a study of the forces and influences that shaped Kipling's work, including his unusual family background, his role as the laureate of empire and the dea