🎯 Where Should I Start?
ⓘ About Rudyard Kipling
Born in India to English parents, Rudyard Kipling was to become a great short-story, poet and novelist who was also a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature. He was famous for writing novels, short stories, various poems and children’s stories. Rudyard Kipling was born in India in 1865. At the age of 6 his parents sent him back to their homeland of England to receive a formal education while they remained in India to assist the British government. Living with an unkind foster family, particularly his strict foster mother, Mrs. Holloway, Rudyard Kipling struggled to fit in at his new home and school. He was often found reading and writing for comfort. Having finally discovered the deplorable conditions her son was subjected to, Mrs.
All Book Series by Rudyard Kipling
The Complete Supernatural Stories of Rudyard Kipling
Book 24 of 33 · published 1987
Rudyard Kipling's Tales of Horror and Fantasy
Book 31 of 33 · published 2008 Co-authored · Neil Gaiman,Stephen Jones
The Adventures of Mowgli: Stories from the Jungle Book
Latest in the series · book 33 of 33 · published 2018
Herbert: Poems
Series opener · book 1 of 27 · published 1671 Multi-author collection
Coleridge: Poems
Book 6 of 27 · published 1834 Anthology · Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Baudelaire: Poems
Book 10 of 27 · published 1942 Anthology · Charles Baudelaire
Shakespeare: Poems
Book 12 of 27 · published 1958 Anthology · William Shakespeare
Browning: Poems
Book 17 of 27 · published 1997 Anthology · Robert Browning,Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Mozart: Letters
Book 22 of 27 · published 2007 Anthology · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Robinson: Poems
Book 23 of 27 · published 2007 Anthology · Edwin Arlington Robinson
Millay: Poems
Book 24 of 27 · published 2010 Anthology · Edna St. Vincent Millay
The Best of Archy and Mehitabel
Book 25 of 27 · published 2011 Anthology · Don Marquis
Cold Mountain Poems
Latest in the series · book 27 of 27 · published 2024 Anthology · Hanshan
Paradise Lost & Other Poems
Series opener · book 1 of 91 · published 1667 Anthology · John Milton
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: With Poems, Letters & Biography
Book 2 of 91 · published 1865 Anthology · Lewis Carroll
Science Fiction Short Stories
Book 4 of 91 · published 2015 Anthology · David Tallerman,Rachael K. Jones,Sarah Hans,Brian Trent,Adrian Ludens,Keyan Bowes,Beth Cato,Andy Sawyer,Zach Shephard,Alexis A. Hunter,M. Darusha Wehm,Edward Ahern,Patrick Tumblety,Donald Jacob Uitvlugt,Kate O'Connor,Conor Powers-Smith,Stewart C. Baker,MikeMorgan,Nemma Wollenfang,Jacob M. Lambert,Laura Bulbeck,Rob Hartzell
Chilling Horror Short Stories
Book 5 of 91 · published 2015 Anthology · Charles Dickens,Arthur Conan Doyle,Bram Stoker,Edgar Allan Poe,Robert Louis Stevenson,Elizabeth Gaskell,J. Sheridan Le Fanu,Guy de Maupassant,Thomas Hardy,Ambrose Bierce,H.P. Lovecraft,Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley,Nathaniel Hawthorne,Edith Wharton,D.H. Lawrence,Lucy Taylor,William Hope Hodgson,A. Merritt,John Buchan,F. Marion Crawford,Robert E. Howard,C.L. Moore,Frank Long,Robert W. Chambers,Rebecca J. Allred,Frank Roger,Gwendolyn Kiste,Elise Forier Edie,Michael Paul Gonzalez,D.J. Tyrer,William R.D. Wood,Kristopher Triana,James Lecky,Glen Damien Campbell,Justin Coates,John H. Dromey,Andrew J. Wilson,Bill Kte'pi,Ed Grabianowski,Gillian Whitaker,Nick Wells,Laura Bulbeck,Dale Townshend,Michael Bondies,David A Elsensohn,Eric Esser,John Neruda,Frances Bodlam,Josie Mitchell
Chilling Ghost Short Stories
Book 6 of 91 · published 2015 Anthology · Charles Dickens,Arthur Conan Doyle,Edgar Allan Poe,Robert Louis Stevenson,Wilkie Collins,Nikolai Gogol,J. Sheridan Le Fanu,E. Nesbit,Henry James,W.W. Jacobs,Oscar Wilde,Washington Irving,Edith Wharton,M.R. James,James Dorr,E.F. Benson,Mary E. Wilkins Freeman,Amanda C. Davis,Robert W. Chambers,Kurt Bachard,Raymond Little,Brian Rappatta,Tim Foley,Vonnie Winslow Crist,Michael Penkas,Jonathan Balog,Donna Cuttress,Luke Murphy,Annette Siketa,Philip Brian Hall,Rhiannon Rasmussen,Jeff Parsons,M.Regan,Zach Chapman,Lesa Pascavis Smith,Trevor Boelter,Laura Bulbeck,Dale Townshend,Cathy Smith
Crime & Mystery Short Stories
Book 7 of 91 · published 2016 Anthology · Cameron Trost,Marcelle Dube,James Dorr,Jennifer Gifford,Dan Stout,Ruth Nestvold,Jennifer Dornan-Fish,H.L. Fullerton,Tara Campbell,Nathan Hystad
Swords & Steam Short Stories
Book 8 of 91 · published 2016 Anthology · S.T. Joshi,Amanda C. Davis,Jennifer Dornan-Fish,Spencer Ellsworth,Liam Hogan
Murder Mayhem Short Stories
Book 10 of 91 · published 2016 Anthology · James Dorr,Gerri Leen,Liam Hogan,Kate Heartfield,David M. Hoenig,Donald Jacob Uitvlugt
Lovecraft Short Stories
Book 11 of 91 · published 2017 Anthology · H.P. Lovecraft
Supernatural Horror Short Stories
Book 13 of 91 · published 2017 Anthology · Roger Luckhurst,Damien Angelica Walters
Time Travel Short Stories
Book 14 of 91 · published 2017 Anthology · Dominick Cancilla,Brian Trent,Kate Heartfield
Heroic Fantasy Short Stories
Book 15 of 91 · published 2017 Anthology · Various
Edgar Allan Poe Collection
Book 16 of 91 · published 2017 Anthology · Edgar Allan Poe
Sherlock Holmes Short Stories
Book 17 of 91 · published 2017 Multi-author collection
Agents & Spies Short Stories
Book 18 of 91 · published 2017 Anthology · Josh Pachter,Martin Edwards,Dan Stout,Tony Pi,Stephen Kotowych,David Downing,Sara Dobie Bauer,Shane Halbach,Colt Leasure,Lauren C. Teffeau,Joseph Cusumano,Jo Miles,Laura Bulbeck,Jonathan MacGregor,S.L.Scott
Pirates & Ghosts Short Stories
Book 19 of 91 · published 2017 Anthology · Jeremy A. TeGrotenhuis
Tales of King Arthur and The Knights of the Round Table
Book 20 of 91 · published 2017 Anthology · Thomas Malory,Aubrey Beardsley
Alien Invasion Short Stories
Book 21 of 91 · published 2018 Anthology · H.G. Wells,H.P. Lovecraft,Jonathan Swift,A. Merritt,Voltaire,Claude Lalumière,Rich Larson,Rachael K. Jones,George Allan England,Patrick Parrinder,Austin Hall,William R.D. Wood,John Walters,Bo Balder,Maria Haskins,Garrett P. Serviss,Sunil Patel,Jennifer Rachel Baumer,Laura Pearlman,Robert Potter,Tim Pieraccini,Angus McIntyre,Suo Hefu,George Chesney,Stephen G. Parks,Eric Reitan,S.A. Westerley
Bram Stoker Horror Stories
Book 23 of 91 · published 2018 Anthology · Bram Stoker
Endless Apocalypse Short Stories
Book 24 of 91 · published 2018 Anthology · Shannon Connor Winward,Michael Paul Gonzalez
Robots & Artificial Intelligence Short Stories
Book 25 of 91 · published 2018 Anthology · George Cotronis,Rich Larson,Rachael K. Jones,Bruce Golden,Holly Lyn Walrath,Monte Lin,Eleanor R. Wood,David Sklar,Nemma Wollenfang,Deborah Davitt,Trixie Nisbet,Luke Dormehl,Roan Clay,Jeff Deck,Christopher Geeson,Rob Hartzell,Nathaniel Hosford,Chloie Piveral,Claire Sorrenson,Sara Uckelman
Lost Souls
Book 26 of 91 · published 2018 Anthology · Roger Luckhurst,Damien Angelica Walters
Irish Fairy Tales
Book 29 of 91 · published 2018 Anthology · Arthur Rackham,D.L. Ashliman
Mary Shelley Horror Stories
Book 30 of 91 · published 2018 Anthology · Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Cosy Crime Short Stories
Book 33 of 91 · published 2019 Anthology · Arthur Conan Doyle,E.E. King,G.K. Chesterton,R. Austin Freeman,Arnold Bennett,Edgar Wallace,Arthur Morrison,Martin Edwards,Ernest Bramah,Maurice Leblanc,Amanda C. Davis,Stephanie Bedwell-Grime,Emmuska Orczy,Israel Zangwill,Anna Katharine Green,Catherine Louisa Pirkis,Flame Tree Studio,Andrew Forrester,Nancy Sweetland,Jeffrey B. Burton,Louise Taylor,Annette Siketa,Philip Brian Hall,Tom Mead,C.B. Channell,Michael Martin Garrett,Trixie Nisbet,Joshua Boyce,Sarah Holly Bryant,Gregory Von Dare,B. David Spicer,Elise Warner,Anton Chekhov
Brothers Grimm Short Stories
Book 34 of 91 · published 2019 Anthology · Jacob Grimm
American Gothic Short Stories
Book 35 of 91 · published 2019 Anthology · Ramsey Campbell,Lucy A. Snyder,Lina Rather,Sean Logan,Wendy Nikel,Christi Nogle,Lynette Mejía,Madison McSweeney,Russell James,M.Regan,Monika Elbert,Terri Bruce,Maxx Fidalgo,Joshua Hiles,Clayton Kroh,Joe Nazare,Rebecca Ring,Mike Robinson,Valerie B. Williams,Nemma Wollenfang
Short Stories from the Age of Queen Victoria
Book 36 of 91 · published 2019 Anthology · Various,Peter Garratt
Urban Crime Short Stories
Book 37 of 91 · published 2019 Anthology · Ramsey Campbell,Josh Pachter,Judi Calhoun,David Tallerman,Rich Larson,Meg Elison,Dan Micklethwaite,Thana Niveau,Michael Penncavage,T.J. Berg,Chris Wheatley,Alexandra Renwick,Leo X. Robertson,K.W. Roberts,Rachel Watts,Jennifer Quail,Trixie Nisbet,Christopher P. Semtner,C.L. McDaniel,Salinda Tyson
Lovecraft Mythos New & Classic Collection
Book 39 of 91 · published 2020 Anthology · Robert Bloch,Ramsey Campbell,Ambrose Bierce,H.P. Lovecraft,Fritz Leiber,Henry Kuttner,Hal Bodner,Clark Ashton Smith,William Browning Spencer,Mark Samuels,Robert E. Howard,Victor LaValle,Frank Long,Lord Dunsany,Arthur Machen,Caitlín R. Kiernan,Robert W. Chambers,Nancy Kilpatrick,JG Faherty,Rachael K. Jones,Cody Goodfellow,Evey Brett,John Llewellyn Probert,Zealia Bishop,Hazel Heald,Jonathan Thomas,Donald Tyson,Thana Niveau,Douglas Wynne,Helen E. Davis,N.R. Lambert,Scott R. Jones,Gillian Whitaker,Nick Wells,Taylor Bentley,Catherine Taylor,Caroline Watson,August E. Derleth,John Possidente,R.S. Stefoff
Epic Fantasy Short Stories
Book 40 of 91 · published 2020 Anthology · Leah Cypess
A Dying Planet Short Stories
Book 41 of 91 · published 2020 Anthology · Dave Golder,Ana Maria Curtis
Detective Thrillers Short Stories
Book 42 of 91 · published 2020 Anthology · Marie Vibbert
Charles Dickens Supernatural Short Stories
Book 43 of 91 · published 2020 Anthology · Charles Dickens
African Myths & Tales: Epic Tales
Book 44 of 91 · published 2020 Anthology · Marian Womack,Ana Maria Curtis
Heroes & Heroines Short Stories
Book 45 of 91 · published 2020 Anthology · Maria Tatar
Native American MythsTales
Book 46 of 91 · published 2020 Anthology · Sam D. Gill
Witches, Wizards, Seers & Healers Myths & Tales
Book 47 of 91 · published 2020 Anthology · Abbie Farwell Brown,Andrew Lang,Jacob Grimm,Wilhelm Grimm,Joseph Jacobs,Yei Theodora Ozaki,Douglas Hyde,Thomas Malory,Jeremiah Curtin,Henry Rowe Schoolcraft,Lewis Spence,James Mooney,Charles Godfrey Leland,Florence Holbrook,E.A. Wallis Budge,Richard Wilhelm,F. Hadland Davis,Norman Hinsdale Pitman,Yi Ryuk,Charles Montgomery Skinner,Edmund Leamy,Sophia Morrison,William Elliot Griffis,James Scarth Gale,Elphinstone Dayrell,Alice Werner,M.I. Ogumefu,William Butler Yeats,Diane Purkiss,George W. Bateman,Elsie Finnimore Buckley,Margaret Compton,Jonathan Ceredig Davies,George Douglas,Alice Elizabeth Dracott,George Grey,Francis Hindes Groome,H.A. Guerber,Eleanor Hull,W.F. Kirby,Ignác Kúnos,Minnie Martin,Frederick H. Martens,W.R.S. Ralston,A.G. Seklemian,Chauncy Hugh Stigand,J.R. Walker,E.T.C. Werner,William Drake Westervelt,Lady Wilde,Albert Henry Wratislaw
George Orwell Visions of Dystopia
Book 48 of 91 · published 2021 Anthology · George Orwell
Gods & Monsters Myths & Tales
Book 49 of 91 · published 2021 Anthology · Liz Gloyn
Terrifying Ghosts Short Stories
Book 50 of 91 · published 2021 Anthology · Charles Dickens,Bram Stoker,J. Sheridan Le Fanu,Henry James,Ambrose Bierce,Algernon Blackwood,Edith Wharton,M.R. James,E.F. Benson,William Hope Hodgson,A.C. Benson,Marjorie Bowen,Robert Ford,Francis Marion Crawford,Marshall J. Moore
Black Sci-Fi Short Stories
Book 51 of 91 · published 2021 Anthology · K. Tempest Bradford,Russell Nichols,Wole Talabi,W.E.B. Du Bois,Tara Campbell,Walidah Imarisha,James Beamon,Martin R. Delany,Sandra M. Grayson,Patty Nicole Johnson,Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins,Temi Oh,Michelle F. Goddard,Tia Ross,Harambee K. Grey-Sun,Sutton E. Griggs,Emmalia Harrington,Edward Johnson,Megan Pindling,Sylvie Soul,Lyle Stiles
Chilling Crime Short Stories
Book 53 of 91 · published 2021 Anthology · Dan Stout,Margaret Murphy,Marshall J. Moore
Persian Myths & Tales: Epic Tales
Book 54 of 91 · published 2022 Anthology · Christine Ruymbeke
BeastsCreatures MythsTales: Epic Tales
Book 55 of 91 · published 2022 Anthology · Tok Thompson
Asian Ghost Short Stories
Book 56 of 91 · published 2022 Anthology · Lee Murray,K.P. Kulski
Weird Horror Short Stories
Book 57 of 91 · published 2022 Anthology · M.R. James
Christmas Gothic Short Stories
Book 58 of 91 · published 2022 Anthology · Marshall J. Moore,Jerrold E. Hogle
First Peoples Shared Stories: Gothic Fantasy)
Book 59 of 91 · published 2022 Anthology · Flame Tree Studio (Literature and Science
Alternate History Short Stories)
Book 60 of 91 · published 2023 Anthology · Flame Tree Studio (Literature and Science
Hidden Realms Short Stories
Book 61 of 91 · published 2023 Anthology · Anna Taborska,Briana Una McGuckin
Immigrant Sci-Fi Short Stories)
Book 62 of 91 · published 2023 Anthology · Flame Tree Studio (Literature and Science
Spirits & Ghouls Short Stories
Book 63 of 91 · published 2023 Anthology · Rayne Hall,BretNelson,Wen Wen Yang,Ahmed al-Rawi
Lost Atlantis Short Stories)
Book 64 of 91 · published 2023 Anthology · Flame Tree Studio (Literature and Science
Algernon Blackwood Horror Stories
Book 66 of 91 · published 2023 Anthology · Algernon Blackwood
Viking Folk & Fairy Tales
Book 67 of 91 · published 2023 Anthology · Dagrún Ósk Jónsdóttir
Scottish Folk & Fairy Tales
Book 68 of 91 · published 2023 Anthology · Allison Galbraith
Egyptian Myths & Tales: Epic Tales
Book 69 of 91 · published 2023 Anthology · Jake Jackson
Learning to Be Human Short Stories
Book 70 of 91 · published 2024 Anthology · P.A. Cornell
Shadows on the Water Short Stories
Book 71 of 91 · published 2024 Anthology · Rachael K. Jones
Arthur Machen Horror Stories
Book 72 of 91 · published 2024 Anthology · Arthur Machen
William Hope Hodgson Horror Stories
Book 73 of 91 · published 2024 Anthology · William Hope Hodgson,Jonathan Newell
African Ghost Short Stories
Book 74 of 91 · published 2024 Anthology · Chinelo Onwualu,Nuzo Onoh,Divine Che Neba
Titans & Giants Myths & Tales: Epic Tales
Book 75 of 91 · published 2024 Multi-author collection
Babylon & Sumer Myths & Tales
Book 77 of 91 · published 2024 Anthology · Fiona Collins
Sun Rising Short Stories
Book 78 of 91 · published 2024 Anthology · Faye Snowden,Ravit Helled
Moon Falling Short Stories
Book 79 of 91 · published 2024 Anthology · Various,Ben Moore
Sheridan Le Fanu Horror Stories
Book 80 of 91 · published 2025 Anthology · J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Afrofuturism Short Stories,Dr. Sandra M. Grayson)
Book 81 of 91 · published 2025 Anthology · Flame Tree Studio (Literature and Science
Were Wolf Short Stories
Book 82 of 91 · published 2025 Anthology · Dr. Karen E. Macfarlane
Prophecies & Oracles Myths & Tales
Book 83 of 91 · published 2025 Anthology · Richard Stoneman
Robots Past & Future Short Stories
Book 84 of 91 · published 2025 Anthology · Chris Beckett
Kalevala & Finnish Myths & Tales
Book 85 of 91 · published 2026 Anthology · Various
Faeries & Nymphs Myths & Tales: Epic Tales
Book 86 of 91 · published 2026 Anthology · Dr Jennifer Larson
Slavic Myths & Tales: Epic Tales
Book 87 of 91 · published 2026 Anthology · Kristijan Petrovic,Ema Lakinska
Africanfuturism Short Stories
Book 88 of 91 · published 2026 Anthology · Chinelo Onwualu,Yvette Lisa Ndlovu
Folklore Horror Short Stories
Book 89 of 91 · published 2026 Anthology · Flame Tree Studio
Wars in the Stars Short Stories
Book 90 of 91 · published 2026 Anthology · Flame Tree Studio
Christmas Horror Short Stories
Latest in the series · book 91 of 91 · published 2026 Anthology · Flame Tree Studio
Red Riding Hood
Series opener · book 1 of 28 · published 2008 Anthology · Martin Powell
The Princess and the Pea
Book 12 of 28 · published 2009 Anthology · Stephanie True Peters
The Emperor's New Clothes
Book 13 of 28 · published 2009 Anthology · Stephanie True Peters
Thumbelina
Book 14 of 28 · published 2009 Anthology · Martin Powell,Gerardo Sandoval
The Tall Tale of Paul Bunyan
Book 15 of 28 · published 2010 Anthology · Martin Powell
The Legend of Johnny Appleseed
Book 16 of 28 · published 2010 Anthology · Martin Powell
John Henry, Hammerin\' Hero
Book 17 of 28 · published 2010 Anthology · Stephanie True Peters
Pecos Bill, Colossal Cowboy
Book 18 of 28 · published 2010 Anthology · Sean Tulien
The Bremen Town Musicians
Book 19 of 28 · published 2011 Anthology · Louise Simonson
The Elves and the Shoemaker
Book 22 of 28 · published 2011 Anthology · Martin Powell
Tall
Latest in the series · book 28 of 28 · published 2014 Anthology · Martin Powell
Walt Whitman
Series opener · book 1 of 28 · published 1977 Anthology · Walt Whitman
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Book 6 of 28 · published 1998 Anthology · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Book 7 of 28 · published 1999 Anthology · Edna St. Vincent Millay
Robert Louis Stevenson
Book 8 of 28 · published 2000 Anthology · Robert Louis Stevenson
William Shakespeare
Book 9 of 28 · published 2000 Anthology · William Shakespeare
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Book 16 of 28 · published 2003 Anthology · Samuel Taylor Coleridge
William Wordsworth
Book 17 of 28 · published 2003 Anthology · William Wordsworth
William Carlos Williams
Book 19 of 28 · published 2003 Anthology · William Carlos Williams
Poetry for Young People
Book 25 of 28 · published 2007 Anthology · Maya Angelou
Poetry for Young People: Carl Sandburg
Book 26 of 28 · published 2008 Anthology · Carl Sandburg
African American Poetry
Book 27 of 28 · published 2013 Anthology · Karen Barbour
Poetry for Kids: Walt Whitman
Latest in the series · book 28 of 28 · published 2017 Anthology · Walt Whitman
Oriental Ghost Stories
Book 2 of 7 · published 2007 Anthology · David Stuart Davies,Lafcadio Hearn
Children of the Night: Classic Vampire Stories
Book 3 of 7 · published 2007 Anthology · David Stuart Davies
Not Exactly Ghosts & Fires Burn Blue
Book 4 of 7 · published 2007 Anthology · Sir Andrew Caldecott
Jack the Ripper: The Whitechapel Murderer
Book 6 of 7 · published 2007 Anthology · David Stuart Davies
Casebook of Sexton Blake
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2009 Anthology · David Stuart Davies
A Cat of a Different Color
Series opener · book 1 of 12 · published 2020 Anthology · Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Annie Reed,Louisa Swann,Lisa Silverthorne,Dean Wesley Smith,Ray Vukcevich,Dory Crowe
A Cat of Perfect Taste
Book 2 of 12 · published 2020 Anthology · Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Saki,Charles Dudley Warner,Philip Gilbert Hamerton,Kari Kilgore
A Cat of Disdainful Looks
Book 3 of 12 · published 2020 Co-authored · Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Mark Twain,Ray Vukcevich,John Adams,Jodi Lyn Nye
A Cat of Strange Lands
Book 4 of 12 · published 2020 Anthology · Kristine Kathryn Rusch,E. Nesbit,Annie Reed,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Kent Patterson,Meyari McFarland,Leigh Saunders
A Cat of Cozy Situations
Book 5 of 12 · published 2020 Anthology · Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Ed Gorman,Carole Nelson Douglas,Dean Wesley Smith,W.W. Jacobs,Mary A. Turzillo,Dory Crowe
A Cat of Space and Time
Book 6 of 12 · published 2020 Anthology · Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Andre Norton,Annie Reed,Lisa Silverthorne,Dean Wesley Smith,Cordwainer Smith,Geoffrey A. Landis,Mary Turzillo,Daemon Crowe
A Cat of Heroic Heart
Book 7 of 12 · published 2020 Anthology · Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Carole Nelson Douglas,E. Nesbit,Jamie Ferguson,Lisa Silverthorne,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Liz Pierce
A Cat of Roving Nature
Book 8 of 12 · published 2020 Anthology · Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Emile Zola,Annie Reed,Stefon Mears,Dory Crowe,C.J. Erick,Sylvia Warner
A Cat of Artistic Sensibilities
Book 9 of 12 · published 2021 Anthology · Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Henry Slesar,Joan Aiken,Annie Reed,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Mary Turzillo
A Cat of Fantastic Whims
Book 10 of 12 · published 2021 Anthology · Kristine Kathryn Rusch,E. Nesbit,Jamie Ferguson,Annie Reed,Lisa Silverthorne,Dean Wesley Smith,Geoffrey A. Landis,Liz Pierce
A Cat of Feral Instincts
Book 11 of 12 · published 2021 Anthology · Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Arthur Conan Doyle,Edgar Allan Poe,Brigid Collins,Dean Wesley Smith,Pamela Sargent,Jamie McNabb,Mary Turzillo,N. Margaret Campbell
A Cat of Romantic Soul
Latest in the series · book 12 of 12 · published 2021 Anthology · Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Anthea Sharp,Annie Reed,Lisa Silverthorne,Bonnie Elizabeth,Dean Wesley Smith,Kari Kilgore
World War One British Poets: Brooke, Owen, Sassoon, Rosenberg and Others
Book 15 of 38 · published 1997
Detection by Gaslight: 14 Victorian Detective Stories
Book 16 of 38 · published 1997
Tales Before Narnia: The Roots of Modern Fantasy and Science Fiction
Book 26 of 38 · published 2008
The Most Dangerous Game and Other Stories of Adventure
Book 29 of 38 · published 2011
30 Occult & Supernatural Masterpieces You Have to Read Before You Die
Book 36 of 38 · published 2019
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Rudyard Kipling?
Born in India to English parents, Rudyard Kipling was to become a great short-story, poet and novelist who was also a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature. He was famous for writing novels, short stories, various poems and children's stories. Rudyard Kipling was born in India in 1865.
Which Rudyard Kipling series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Everyman's Library Pocket Poets series, the earliest of Rudyard Kipling's multi-book series: it opens with Herbert: Poems (1671) and runs to 27 books across 1671–2024, ending with Cold Mountain Poems (2024). Rudyard Kipling's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Rudyard Kipling written?
Rudyard Kipling has 285 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1667 and 2026. 197 of them belong to 8 named series — the largest being the Graphic Spin series with 28 books — and 88 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Rudyard Kipling's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Rudyard Kipling's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Everyman's Library Pocket Poets (1671–2024, 27 books), The Jungle Book (1893–1895, 2 books) and Puck (1906–1910, 2 books), plus 2 more.
How are Rudyard Kipling's books organised into series?
This guide splits Rudyard Kipling's 285 books into 8 named series and 88 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Graphic Spin (28 books, 2008–2014); Everyman's Library Pocket Poets (27 books, 1671–2024); Tales of Mystery & The Supernatural (7 books, 2006–2009); Puck (2 books, 1906–1910); The Jungle Book (2 books, 1893–1895), plus 3 further series.