Gunga Din by Rudyard Kipling

Gunga Din

by Rudyard Kipling

Illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker

J.M. Dent & Sons, 1987, ISBN 0460062824, full page colour illustrations throughout, landscape, hardcover, dust-jacket

Very Good Condition, minor edge and shelf wear, dust-jacket shows little edge and shelf wear with minor rubbing and creasing to edges (see photographs)

"Gunga Din is a remarkable tale of courage and loyalty.  Written by Rudyard Kipling in 1890, this poem stands today as a testament and reminder of a harsh era in India's history.  Yet the truths it reveals are timeless.
In Gunga Din, a British soldier reminisces about the hardships endured by his regiment in India, and the even greater torments borne by their water carrier, Gunga Din.  The soldiers, though rough and uneducated, believe that they are superior to Gunga Din, but when Gunga Din dies while saving the life of the soldier who tells the tale, the soldier recognises Din's quiet courage and devotion.  His admiration for the man Gunga Din shines through his coarse words, and for him, Gunga Din is a hero."