Kim (Large Print)

The Nobel Prize-winning author Rudyard Kipling is be best known for "The Jungle Book." Kim takes the reader back to after the Second Afghan War that ended in 1881 giving a vivid picture of the varied people and religions of India. The orphaned son of an Irish soldier survives on the streets begging and running errands in Lahore. By luck Kim is identified by a chaplain and is sent to an English school in Lucknow, as he grows older he gets trained in espionage and gets a government appointment. Kim is one of the best loved English novels and will sure to find a place in your heart.