Kim

<p>One of the great adventure books of all time Kim first published in 1901 is Kipling's last major work about India a farewell look brimming with all the color and sound squalor and splendor of that exotic land. Kim the orphaned son of an Irish soldier is a mischievous worldly imp growing up in the walled city of Lahore. A secret mission for the British and a heartfelt bond with a Tibetan lama in search of a sacred river soon lead Kim into a life of spies and secrets danger and high excitement. But Kim is more than a boy's adventure.</p><p><br></p><p>Written by the laureate of the British Empire it is also a profound look at the differences between East and West. For the first time a British writer understood India in all its complexity mystery and spirituality. Here we enter the harems; mingle with thieves jugglers and beggars; and experience all that is India in one of literature's most magical and moving masterpieces.</p>