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Rudyard Kipling's tragic family story

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From: Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK)
Date: 20071112
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A couple of years ago, I visited Rudyard Kipling's home, Bateman's in Sussex, now cared for by the National Trust. The house was full of contradictions - the home of a man who revelled in telling stories to children and relished family life. It was also a house beset by the burden of grief.

Early on, Kipling and his American wife, Carrie, had lost a daughter. They tried to put the pain behind them for the sake of their remaining two children, John (known as Jack) and Elsie (nicknamed Bird).

A room guide at Bateman's recited a poem that made the hairs stand up on the back of the neck. My Boy ...

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