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Four Tales from India
Rudyard Kipling · 1888 · Adventure, Drama & Literary
Four sharp tales of British India move from a rain-beaten dak bungalow to an occult prank, a Lahore confidence trick, and a regimental wager - each testing what happens when fear, belief, performance and pride overtake common sense.
Inside this edition
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This edition
- Title
- Four Tales from India
- Author
- Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936)
- First published
- 1888
- Illustrated plates
- 67 original artworks · 29 open to everyone
- Chapters
- 4 · about 11,993 words
- Reading time
- 48 min
- Language
- EN
- Formats
- Read online · EPUB and PDF download with a subscription
- Publisher
- LitLab — The Illustrated Classics
- On LitLab since
- August 2026
- Rights
- Text in the public domain. Illustrations and edition © LitLab.
- Source text
- Project Gutenberg #2038
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Hatim of Tayy and Other Tales of Generosity and AdventureAdventure · 1880s