Light That Failed, The

By Kipling, Rudyard

Book Id: WPLBN0002951945
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File Size: 224.08 MB
Reproduction Date: 2010

Title:	Light That Failed, The
Author:	Kipling, Rudyard
Volume:
Language:	English
Subject:	Fiction, Fiction
Collections:	Audio Books Collection, Light That Failed, The
Historic Publication Date:	1890
Publisher:	LibriVox Audio Books


Citation APA MLA Chicago Kipling, B. R. (1890). Light That Failed, The. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.us/

Description
This novel, first published in 1890, follows the life of Dick Heldar, a painter. Most of the novel is set in London, but many important events throughout the story occur in Sudan or India. It was made into a 1916 film with Jose Collins and a 1939 film by Paramount starring Ronald Colman. It is a tale of of a man who loves his work, friends and boats and starts in Dick’s childhood, then takes you through his life – the war in Sudan, friends abroad, life in England, his love for Maisie, the obstacles those closest to him meet when a very independent man fights becoming dependant and finally the life changes Dick faces as his eyes fail him.(summary by Magdalene)

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Electronic recorded live performance of a reading

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Fiction