Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) is perhaps the most controversial major English poet of the last two centuries, not least because of his apparent enthusiasm for the empire. A child of British India, he first became famous for tales of imperial life, notably ” Kim”, ”the Jungle Book” & ” Barrack Room Ballads”. Kipling wrote verse in every classical form from the epigram to the ode, but his most distinctive gift was for the ballads & narrative poems in which he draws vivid characters in universal situations & articulates profound truths in plain language. Yet he was also a subtle & deeply affecting anatomist of the human heart, with a feeling for the natural world which rivals his younger contemporary, D H Lawrence. Shattered by World War I in which he lost his only son, his work darkens & deepens in later years, but never loses its extraordinary vitality. ...

Rudyard Kipling is the doyen of travel writers. His genius for evoking the sights, sounds & atmosphere of a place was crystallised in his fiction, in which he introduced Victorian readers to the drama & exoticism of the East. The teaming, dusty Grand Trunk Road springs to life off the pages of Kim, while the misty heights of imperial Simla provide an identifiable & almost tangible physical background to Plain Tales from the Hills. Kipling`s poetry, journalism & letters also encapsulated the spirit of the places he visited, from Egypt, India & Brazil to the United States & Southern Africa. He was fascinated by the practicalities & potential of travel, the people encountered & experiences had. At a time when tourism was in its infancy, he prophetically reflected on the effects of mass transport & the `globe trotters` who thronged to India. With his darting, universal mind, he was the first person to understand the relationship between travel & globalisation. ” Kipling Abroad” gathers together some of the most descriptive & revealing of his travel writing, which has never before been published in one volume. Introduced & edited by Andrew Lycett, author of an acclaimed biography of Kipling, it captures the range, curiosity & sheer talent of one of our best loved authors, revealing as much about Kipling himself as it does about the places he visited. ...

Kipling may be best known as a commentator on the British Empire, but he was also a vivid observer & chronicler of the sea & of ships & all who sailed in them. For him the sea was the glue which bound the British Empire together. To reach distant lands, you needed to sail. Kipling wrote copiously about his own voyages to India, across the Pacific & Atlantic, down to South Africa & Australia & about the voyages of others. Sailors were particular heroes of his, as adventurers who braved every kind of element & danger in order to reach distant lands. In writing about them, he was enthralled by the romance of the sea, touching on everything from pirates to technical changes in ships. His output reflected his deep historical understanding, so he could write equally about three sailors reminiscing about their shipwreck with St Paul off Malta in 66ad & a ship on fire in the Indian Ocean. He was also a great advocate of the navy. He wrote about its exploits, customs, history & contemporary role in a variety of different forms. At all stages of his life Kipling peppered his many letters with observations about the sea, encompassing his own voyages & his other nautical interests. Edited & with a commentary by Kipling expert & author of the much praised Kipling Abroad, Kipling & the Sea illuminates a side of Kipling`s work that has for too long languished in the shadows. ...

This festive board book edition of a classic Kipper story makes the perfect gift for Christmas. Which is best, Kipper wonders, Christmas Day or Christmas Eve? Presents? Or expecting presents? Kipper`s friends are all getting ready for Christmas too & Kipper manages to give little Arnold his best Christmas Eve ever. Mick Inkpen`s Kipper has been a star of picture books & animation for over 25 years. ` The charmingly comical Inkpen, as always, hits the spot.` Guardian ...

Orphaned at an early age, raised by his aunt & uncle, & apprenticed for seven years to a draper, Artie Kipps is stunned to discover upon reading a newspaper advertisement that he is the grandson of a wealthy gentleman & the inheritor of his fortune. Thrown dramatically into the upper classes, he struggles desperately to learn the etiquette & rules of polite society. But as he soon discovers, becoming a true gentleman` is neither as easy nor as desirable as it at first appears. ...

Kirkby in 1907 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers Kirkby when it was just a village. Coverage stretches from Carr House Farm eastward to St Chad`s church, & northward to St Thomas church in Melling. Features include Kirkby station on the LYR line, Kirkby Park, Mill House, Kirkby Mill, Kirkby Bridge, Midland Pottery Works, Horse & Jockey pub, Leeds & Liverpool Canal, Waddicar, New House Farm, etc. Directories of Kirkby & Melling are on the reverse. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Kirkby Lonsdale & District in 1870 in a series of reproductions of Ordnance Survey’s famous ” Inch to the Mile” maps published in the Alan Godfrey Editions to provide a historical record of England & Wales in the second half of 19th & early 20th century. The map covers southern Westmorland & smaller portions of Lancashire, stretching from Grange eastward to Kirkby Lonsdale & the slopes of Gragareth, crossing the Lune & Kent valleys; & from Oxenholme station southward to just north of Carnforth. Coverage
Includes:: in LANCASHIRE Grange over Sands, Lindale, Tunstall, Warton & Whittington; in WESTMORLAND Beetham, Burton in Kendal, Heversham, Kirkby Lonsdale, Milnthorpe; & in YORKSHIRE Burton in Lonsdale. On the reverse is a detailed map of the village of Beetham. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the OS Inch to the Mile Maps: The maps provide an invaluable overview of a wider area, typically 18 x 12 miles (29 x 19 kms approx.), & offer historical mapping for small towns & villages not covered by the more detailed series for which the Godfrey Editions are better known. On the reverse all the maps have historical notes & most titles also include a more detailed, large scale map of a small town or a village in the area. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.
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Kirkby Stephen in 1911 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. In this title: the map is double-sided. The main map

Includes:: the town centre, stretching southward to Stenkrith Bridge & eastward to Hellgill Howe, Birkett Lane & Low Out Wood. Features include the town centre, St Stephen's church, workhouse, Redman House, Edenbank Brewery, Frank's Bridge, Hartley Hill, Hartley, Merrygill Viaduct, Podgill Viaduct, Podgill Hole, Brockram Quarry. On the reverse is a good part of adjacent sheet 23.14, extending coverage westward, & this

Includes:: the NER station, engine shed & railway sidings, Croglam Castle, Auction Mart. (Note that the Midland station is off the map.) About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25



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Kirkby Stephen in 1911 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map is double-sided. The main map

Includes:: the town centre, stretching southward to Stenkrith Bridge & eastward to Hellgill Howe, Birkett Lane & Low Out Wood. Features include St Stephen`s church, workhouse, Redman House, Edenbank Brewery, Frank`s Bridge, Hartley Hill, Hartley, Merrygill Viaduct, Podgill Viaduct, Podgill Hole, Brockram Quarry, etc. On the reverse is a good part of the adjacent sheet 23.14, extending coverage westward, & this

Includes:: the NER station, engine shed & railway sidings, Croglam Castle & Auction Mart. (Note that the Midland station is off the map.) About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.



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Kirkby-in-Ashfield in 1913 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. In this title: the map covers most of Kirkby in Ashfield including East Kirkby, stretching from Church Street & St Wilfrid's church eastward to Diamond Avenue, East Kirkby; & from Oxford Street northward to Kirkby Colliery. Features include Midland Railway with station & Kirkby Sidings, engine shed, GNR Leen Valley Extension railway, Kirkby Colliery, Market Hall, The Park area, hosiery factories, St Wilfrid's church, chapels & schools, St Thomas church etc. On the reverse is a directory of Kirkby in 1891 plus a 1916 railway timetable for the Nottingham-Mansfield service. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25 ...