White Man's Burden-Rudyard Kipling

Derelict by Rudyard Kipling.This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for March 10, 2024. ------ Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist. He was born in British India, which inspired much of his work. In 1907, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, as the first English-language writer to receive the prize, and at 41, its youngest recipient to date. He was also sounded out for the British Poet Laureateship and several times for a knighthood, but declined both.Featured on The Jungle Book - Rudyard Kipling.Public-domain recording courtesy of LibriVox (librivox.org).This episode includes AI-generated content.

Rewards and Fairies by Rudyard Kipling.Joseph Rudyard Kipling (December 30, 1865 – January 18, 1936) was an English author and poet, born in India, and best known today for his children’s books, including The Jungle Book , Just So Stories , and Puck of Pook’s Hill ; his novel, Kim ; his poems, including “Mandalay”, “Gunga Din”, and “If—”; and his many short stories, including “The Man Who Would Be King” and the collections Life’s Handicap , The Day’s Work , and Plain Tales from the Hills . Dan and Una met Puck last summer, in Puck of Pook’s Hill . This summer, they meet him again - and several individuals from different periods in history, who, while generally not famous themselves, tell their tales of meeting Queen Elizabeth, Francis Drake, George Washington, and other well-known historical figures.Featured on The Jungle Book - Rudyard Kipling.Public-domain recording courtesy of LibriVox (librivox.org).This episode includes AI-generated content.

White Man's Burden by Rudyard Kipling.Rudyard Kipling was an English journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist. Kipling was one of the most popular writers in the United Kingdom, in both prose and verse, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Henry James said: "Kipling strikes me personally as the most complete man of genius (as distinct from fine intelligence) that I have ever known." In 1907, at the age of 42, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, making him the first English-language writer to receive the prize, and its youngest recipient to date. He was also sounded out for the British Poet Laureateship and on several occasions for a knighthood, both of which he declined.Featured on The Jungle Book - Rudyard Kipling.Public-domain recording courtesy of LibriVox (librivox.org).This episode includes AI-generated content.

They Call Me Carpenter by Upton Sinclair.The story takes place in the fictional city of Western City circa 1920. It begins with a man named Billy who is attacked by a mob of ex-servicemen outside a theater after watching a German film. Billy stumbles into a church to escape the mob and is visited by Carpenter, that is Jesus, who walks out of the stained glass window of the church. Carpenter is shocked and appalled by his observations of greed, selfishness, lust, sorrow, and the ultimate division between rich and poor. The story then roughly follows the ministry of Jesus.Featured on The Jungle Book - Rudyard Kipling.Public-domain recording courtesy of LibriVox (librivox.org).This episode includes AI-generated content.

Samuel the Seeker by Upton Sinclair.What would happen to you if you tried to make your way in the world believing all the clear, simple things you had ever been taught growing up? Here we have one response to that question, a commentary by the great novelist, journalist and political activist Upton Sinclair, on what we are to encounter as we make our way in this world we live in. It is set against the backdrop of its time (about a hundred years ago) and place (a capitalist microcosm called "Lockmanville" in upstate New York) and the viewpoint of its author. Young Samuel Prescott, having been robbed penniless, encounters the expected cast of characters, from the fiendish and jaded Capitalists to the sainted Socialists, with the righteous religious and the purchased politicians and police along the way, all perched upon the backs and shoulders of the poor and the powerless.Featured on The Jungle Book - Rudyard Kipling.Public-domain recording courtesy of LibriVox (librivox.org).This episode includes AI-generated content.

100% The Story of a Patriot (Version 2) by Upton Sinclair.Featured on The Jungle Book - Rudyard Kipling.This episode includes AI-generated content.

Machine by Upton Sinclair.Upton Sinclair is best known for his novel The Jungle, an expose of the meatpacking industry. He was also a playwright whose works for the stage reflected the same progressive viewpoints found in his other writing. In The Machine, published as part of Sinclair's 1912 collection Plays of Protest, Socialist activists show a rich man's daughter the truth about the society in which she has been raised.Featured on The Jungle Book - Rudyard Kipling.Public-domain recording courtesy of LibriVox (librivox.org).This episode includes AI-generated content.

Brushwood Boy by Rudyard Kipling.The experiences in public school, Sandhurst and military life in India of Major George Cotter together with his adventures in the dream world he discovers and frequents.Featured on The Jungle Book - Rudyard Kipling.Public-domain recording courtesy of LibriVox (librivox.org).This episode includes AI-generated content.

Naturewoman by Upton Sinclair.The Mastersons, a wealthy Bostonian family, await the arrival of their cousin Anna in the wake of her grandfather's death. Though born in Boston, Anna, who prefers the name Oceana, spent most of her life on a tropical island in the Pacific with her father. A free spirit, her practices and values surrounding proper dress, romance, and entertainment clash with those of her conservative relatives. What will happen as patience and tolerance wear thin for both parties when alluring Oceana catches the eye of a married man? Upton Sinclair, though best known for his novel The Jungle, an expose of the meatpacking industry, was also a playwright whose works for the stage reflect the same progressive viewpoints found in his other writing.Featured on The Jungle Book - Rudyard Kipling.Public-domain recording courtesy of LibriVox (librivox.org).This episode includes AI-generated content.

Prisoner of Morro by Upton Sinclair.Upton Sinclair, born in 1878 was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American author. He wrote over 90 books in many genres. Best known for his muckraking novel, The Jungle , Sinclair also wrote adventure fiction. Many of these works were written under the pseudonym, Ensign Clark Fitch, U.S.N. A Prisoner of Morrow, published in 1898 when Sinclair was but 20 years old, is one of these efforts. The period for this work is the ten-week Spanish–American War which occurred in 1898. Revolts against Spanish rule had been prevalent for decades in Cuba and were closely watched by Americans. The main issue of the war was Cuban independence from Spain. The war was notable for a series of one-sided American naval and military victories and led to the downfall of Spain as a colonial power. Clif Faraday, a naval cadet, is the main character in this novel.Featured on The Jungle Book - Rudyard Kipling.Public-domain recording courtesy of LibriVox (librivox.org).This episode includes AI-generated content.