The Jungle Book
Written by Rudyard Kipling
Narrated by Hamid Watts, Laila Blair, Anwar Lemott and
4.5/5
()
About this audiobook
The Jungle Book is a collection of stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling. Most of the characters are animals such as Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or "man-cub" Mowgli, who is raised in the jungle by wolves. The stories are set in a forest in India; one place mentioned repeatedly is "Seonee" (Seoni), in the central state of Madhya Pradesh.
A major theme in the book is abandonment followed by fostering, as in the life of Mowgli, echoing Kipling's own childhood. The theme is echoed in the triumph of protagonists including Rikki-Tikki-Tavi and The White Seal over their enemies, as well as Mowgli's. Another important theme is of law and freedom; the stories are not about animal behaviour, still less about the Darwinian struggle for survival, but about human archetypes in animal form. They teach respect for authority, obedience, and knowing one's place in society with "the law of the jungle", but the stories also illustrate the freedom to move between different worlds, such as when Mowgli moves between the jungle and the village. Critics have also noted the essential wildness and lawless energies in the stories, reflecting the irresponsible side of human nature. The Jungle Book has remained popular, partly through its many adaptations for film and other media. Critics such as Swati Singh have noted that even critics wary of Kipling for his supposed imperialism have admired the power of his storytelling. The book has been influential in the scout movement, whose founder, Robert Baden-Powell, was a friend of Kipling's. Percy Grainger composed his Jungle Book Cycle around quotations from the book.
Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling was born in Bombay (now known as Mumbai), India, but returned with his parents to England at the age of five. Among Kipling’s best-known works are The Jungle Book, Just So Stories, and the poems “Mandalay” and “Gunga Din.” Kipling was the first English-language writer to receive the Nobel Prize for literature (1907) and was among the youngest to have received the award.
More audiobooks from Rudyard Kipling
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dark: Stories of Madness, Murder and the Supernatural Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Children's Book of Animal Stories Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Rikki Tikki Tavi: Classic Tales Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Stories About Animals: Classic tales from innocuous flies on the wall to murderous wolves Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Rudyard Kipling - The Short Stories Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Stories About Fear: The only thing we have to fear is fear itself Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great Ghost Stories Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Man Who Would Be King and Other Stories Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsShort Stories About Trickery & Deception: Tales of manipulation, broken promises and tests of faith Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBedtime Stories Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Vampyre: And Other Short Gothic Tales Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Collection of Classic Short Stories Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Jungle Book, The (Librovox) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Rudyard Kipling: A Poetry Selection Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Rudyard Kipling: The Ghost Stories Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Top 10 Short Stories, The - The English: The top ten Short Stories of all time written by English authors Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsJust So Stories Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOnce Upon a Time: Bedtime Stories for Children Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Related to The Jungle Book
Related audiobooks
The Second Jungle Book Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWaiting for Anya Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Man From Snowy River and Other Poems: Classic Tales Edition Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Medal for Leroy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5There Once is a Queen Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Around the World in Eighty Days Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Dolphin Boy Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBlack Beauty: Audio Book Bestseller Classics Collection Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Secret Garden Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Northanger Abbey (Unabridged) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Dancing Bear Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Greyfriars Bobby Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Hound of the Baskervilles Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dalyrimple Goes Wrong Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Billy the Kid Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Boy Giant: Son of Gulliver Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Little Women Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOliver Twist Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhen Fishes Flew: The Story of Elena’s War Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Outlaw: The Story of Robin Hood Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Great Expectations Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Anne of Green Gables (Unabridged) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Happy Prince and Other Tales Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Treasure Island Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRomeo and Juliet Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Little Women Trilogy: Little Women, Little Men & Jo's Boys Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Pride and Prejudice Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Fantasy For You
Good Omens Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5From Blood and Ash Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Parable of the Sower Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Court of Mist and Fury Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Court of Thorns and Roses Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Court of Wings and Ruin Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Good Omens: A Full Cast Production Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fourth Wing Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Hobbit Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Court of Frost and Starlight Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fairy Tale Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Iron Flame Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Stardust Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5American Gods [TV Tie-In]: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Court of Silver Flames Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Neverwhere Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Starling House: A Reese's Book Club Pick Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Ocean at the End of the Lane: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Alchemist Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Darker Shade of Magic Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Legends & Lattes: A Novel of High Fantasy and Low Stakes Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5American Gods: The Tenth Anniversary Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Return of the King Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Name of the Wind Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Two Towers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The House in the Cerulean Sea Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Farseer: Assassin's Apprentice Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Outlander Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of The Oxford Translators' Revolution Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for The Jungle Book
2 ratings0 reviews