Fireside Reading of The Jungle Book, Rudyard Kipling
Fireside Reading of The Jungle Book, Rudyard Kipling
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Fireside Reading of The Jungle Book

Author: Rudyard Kipling

Narrator: Gildart Jackson

Unabridged: 7 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/22/2022

Synopsis

Experiencing a story read out loud is one of the oldest forms of entertainment there is. Fireside Reading is a way to slow down, reconnect with the timeless wisdom of great books and rediscover the simple pleasure of being read to. Join Gildart Jackson in front of a cozy fire as he reads The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling to you and your family from beginning to end.

About Rudyard Kipling

Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was an English journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist. The celebrated author of The Jungle Book and Kim, he was born in India during the British Raj which inspired much of his work. He also wrote two dystopian science fiction tales: With the Night Mail (1905) and 'As Easy As A. B. C.' (1912).

About Gildart Jackson

Gildart Jackson is a professional actor with experience on stage, on screen, and behind the mic. Best known for his role as Gideon on Charmed, he has narrated more than seventy audiobooks and has appeared on Providence, General Hospital, Stargate: Atlantis, Las Vegas, and CSI as well as in The Seagull, My Fair Lady, and Private Eyes at the Old Globe.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Luca on January 29, 2020

English (The Jungle Book) / Italiano I didn't know that "The Jungle Book" was a collection of tales. Thanks to the Disney movie, I had always identified this novel with the story of Mowgli, the man cub raised by a pack of wolves. But another bedtime reading to my daughter makes me discover that this......more

Goodreads review by Manny on April 26, 2015

We are the masters of our planet, but we are not very good masters. We are, in the blunt phrase I saw a zoologist use the other day, a plague species. Sometimes, one feels the world would be better off without human beings. This isn't necessarily a counsel of despair or treachery. Our true loyalty s......more

Goodreads review by Nandakishore on February 03, 2016

IMO, Rudyard Kipling is the worst example of the quintessential British Imperialist and Colonialist. His attitude towards India is contemptuous and condescending. As a person, I dislike him intensely. Kipling writes beautifully. His stories are simple, engaging and profound at the same time. As a wri......more

Goodreads review by AMEERA on February 28, 2018

my best childhood story absolutely the jungle book * mowgli * beautiful adventure......more

Goodreads review by Patricia on January 11, 2019

No tiene el 5 porque las dos últimas historias no me han gustado mucho... pero el resto ¡las he disfrutado mogollón! Debo avisar que solo las 150 primeras páginas son las que "El libro de la selva" que vosotros conocéis por las películas, pero este libro es mucho más, ya que tiene 4 historias que no......more

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