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Books: Bitter life of the 'If' man; The Long Recessional --The Imperial Life of Rudyard Kipling. By David Gilmour (John Murray, pounds 22.50).(Features)

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From: The Birmingham Post (England)
Date: 20020420
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Byline: Michael Emery

Rudyard Kipling is never out of print because, despite the many accusations of racism, jingoism, imperialism and misogyny that are hurled at him, the fact remains that he wrote imperishable stories and poems, many of them about the magic and love of childhood, that will continue to resonate down the ages.

Millions of words have been written about Kipling's prose and poetry, but in the opinion of David Gilmour this is the first volume to chronicle Kipling's political life, his early role as apostle of the Empire and embodiment of imperial aspiration, ...

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