The Second Jungle Book published in England (1895)

Rudyard Kipling's The Second Jungle Book, a sequel to his 1894 work, was first published in 1895. The collection comprises eight stories, five featuring Mowgli and three unrelated tales, mostly set in India. Most content was written while Kipling resided in Vermont, though the stories had previously appeared in magazines under different titles during 1894 and 1895.

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Background. The Second Jungle Book serves as a sequel to The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. The volume contains five stories about Mowgli and three unrelated stories, all but one set in India. Kipling wrote most of these narratives while living in Vermont, although the stories were previously published in magazines in 1894–5, often under different titles.

Publication. First published in 1895, the book features stories that had appeared in magazines in 1894–5. The first edition inadvertently omits the final 500 words of one story, in which Mowgli returns treasure to its hiding-place to prevent further killings. This omission represents a specific textual limitation of the initial publication.

Author. Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English journalist, novelist, poet, and short-story writer. His fiction includes the Jungle Book duology, comprising The Jungle Book (1894) and The Second Jungle Book (1895). Kipling wrote most of the stories for this collection while living in Vermont, prior to his return to England in 1896.

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