Many Inventions

Summary

Many Inventions (published 1893) is a collection of short stories by Rudyard Kipling. Twelve of the 14 stories appeared previously in various publications, including The Atlantic Monthly and the Strand Magazine.

Many Inventions
AuthorRudyard Kipling (English)
CountryUK and US
LanguageEnglish
Publisher
Publication date
June 1893
Media typePrint (Hardback)

The title refers to a verse from Ecclesiastes, which is quoted on the title page: "Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions." (Ecclesiastes 7:29)

The stories edit

The fourteen stories are preceded by a poem, "To the True Romance", and followed by another poem, "Anchor Song".

  • The Disturber of Traffic
  • A Conference of the Powers
  • My Lord the Elephant
  • One View of the Question
  • 'The Finest Story in the World'
  • His Private Honour
  • A Matter of Fact
  • The Lost Legion
  • In the Rukh - the earliest (Mowgli) story but chronologically the last
  • 'Brugglesmith'
  • 'Love-o’-Women'
  • The Record of Badalia Herodsfoot
  • Judson and the Empire
  • The Children of the Zodiac

References edit

  • "Many Inventions". The Kipling Society.

External links edit