Kipling’s Message.
If for any reason whatever we fall short of victory - and there is no half-way house between victory and defeat - what happens to us?" Scarce first edition of Kipling's Message
Kipling’s Message.
KIPLING, Rudyard.
Item Number: 120435
London: W. H. Smith & Son, 1918.
Scarce first edition of this speech delivered by Kipling on February 15, 1918 at Folkestone regarding the Great War which was never subsequently collected in any edition. Octavo, original wrappers. Later printing without the “Printed by ” information at the end as called for in Livingston 424 (p. 376). In fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise case.
English journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist Rudyard Kipling's major works include The Jungle Book (1894), Kim (1901) and many short stories and poems. Kipling was born in India, which inspired much of his work and his innovative stories for children have become timeless classics. Kipling was one of the most popular writers in the British Empire, in both prose and verse, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 1907.
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