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Under the Deodars by Rudy Kipling | The Phantom Rickshaw Wee Willie Winkie | Literature

Under the Deodars by Rudy Kipling | The Phantom Rickshaw Wee Willie Winkie | Literature

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Under the Deodars is a collection of short stories by Rudyard Kipling.

Under the Deodars' is a disturbing, uncomfortable and unsettling read – as Kipling himself said, ‘it deals with things that are not pretty and ugliness can hurt’. For here, Kipling takes as his subject matter the life of Englishmen and women in the Indian Subcontinent, and explores the ugly truth of what went on beneath the appealing ‘froth’ of club life. Instantly rejected by many as being too harsh and too critical, 'Under the Deodars' is in fact a brilliant portrait of Anglo-Indians, and their unforgiving impact upon the provincial society of Simla.

Wee Willie Winkie is the six-year-old son of the Colonel, and much loved by all in the regiment. He is subject to military discipline, but breaks bounds on his pony to follow a young woman who is riding – very rashly – into tribal territory.

Originally published: January 1889

About the author: Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist. He was born in British India, which inspired much of his work. Kipling's works of fiction include the Jungle Book dilogy, Kim, the Just So Stories and many short stories, including The Man Who Would Be King.

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