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The Light that Failed

By Rudyard Kipling

Book information

Publisher
Victorian Secrets
Year
2011
ISBN
1906469199, 9781906469191
Open Library ID
OL25080692M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
339 kB (347086 bytes)
Edition
Elibron Classics series
Pages
216\177
Time added
2012-03-17 06:00:00

Description

First published in 1891, 'The Light that Failed' is Rudyard Kipling's semi-autobiographical first novel. Critics who had praised his Anglo-Indian short stories were shocked by the unhappy ending and deviation from his usual style. None, however, could deny the power of Kipling's writing. 'The Light that Failed' tells the story of war artist Dick Heldar, his doomed relationship with Maisie, and his descent into blindness. Through Dick, Kipling considers the relationship between Art and Life, espousing his belief that the artist has a duty to paint only what he knows to be true. This scholarly edition includes: critical introduction; author biography; suggestions for further reading; explanatory notes; contextual material.

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