Heavily influenced by his childhood in British-ruled India, Rudyard Kiplingcreated some of the most well-read children's stories in Western Culture.Originally published as a series of short stories for magazines in the late1800s, the Nobel Prize-winning Rudyard Kipling would eventually publish theclassic The Jungle Book in 1894. Manga Classics brings this collection ofKipling's brilliant fables to a new audience with their faithful, unabridgedadaptation of stories like Mowgli's tales, Rikki Tikki Tavi, Toomai of theElephants, The White Seal, and more.