By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University)
Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was a prolific novelist, short-story writer, and poet, who is perhaps best-known for classic children’s books like The Jungle Book and for poems like ‘If—’. But Kipling’s short stories for adults often get overlooked – a fact which is perhaps hardly surprising given how much enduring and endurable writing Kipling produced.
Below, we select and introduce ten of the very best Rudyard Kipling short stories. These include horror stories, tales about werewolves, science fiction, and even a new take on the ghost story format. All will be explained below …