{"product_id":"the-wish-house-and-other-stories-paperback","title":"The Wish House and Other Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRudyard Kipling\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCraig Raine\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eCraig Raine\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRudyard Kipling, winner of the Nobel Prize in literature in 1907, has long been considered an important and vibrant, even controversial, storyteller and poet. \u003ci\u003eThe Wish House and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of Kipling's finest works, including the stories \"In the House of Suddhoo,\" \"The Disturber of Traffic,\" and \"The Eye of Allah,\" the poems \"The Runners,\" \"The Return of the Children,\" and \"The Last Ode,\" and his famous story about Afghanistan, \"The Man Who Would Be King.\" Each piece was selected by poet and scholar Craig Raine, who writes in his Preface, \"We need to think about Kipling. He is our greatest short-story writer, but one whose achievement is more complex and surprising than even his admirers recognize.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRudyard Kipling, winner of the Nobel Prize in literature in 1907, has long been considered an important and vibrant, even controversial, storyteller and poet. \"The Wish House and Other Stories is a collection of Kipling's finest works, including the stories \"In the House of Suddhoo,\" \"The Disturber of Traffic,\" and \"The Eye of Allah,\" the poems \"The Runners,\" \"The Return of the Children,\" and \"The Last Ode,\" and his famous story about Afghanistan, \"The Man Who Would Be King.\" Each piece was selected by poet and scholar Craig Raine, who writes in his Preface, \"We need to think about Kipling. He is our greatest short-story writer, but one whose achievement is more complex and surprising than even his admirers recognize.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCraig Raine\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet, lecturer, and critic. He is a fellow of New College, Oxford, the author of several poetry collections and books, and the editor of the journal \u003ci\u003eAreté\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Oxford, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 492\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.32 x 8.56 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 10, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42130628771975,"sku":"9780812966022","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/aacd1c32ee80700fdd3d4894c69ff212.webp?v=1732612462","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-wish-house-and-other-stories-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}