This Macmillan Collector’s library edition is beautifully illustrated by Stuart Tresilian and includes an afterword by the editor Marcus Clapham. And, ultimately, as an adult, he must return to his own kind a journey perfectly rendered by Kipling in his first-ever, but little-known, Mowgli story, In the Rukh. The tiger, Shere Khan, has sworn to kill him, the sinister monkey residents of the Cold Lairs wish to kidnap him, and his home is threatened by the Cobra and the Red Dog. But the jungle is full of dangers and Mowgli must fight to survive. Raised by wolves under the watchful eyes of the pack leader, Akela, Mowgli is mentored by the cunning panther, Bagheera, and taught the Law of the Jungle by the strict but kindly bear, Baloo. This volume collects together all nine of Kipling’s delightful stories about Mowgli, the feral man-cub whose adventures sat at the heart of The Jungle Book. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. Condition: Used - Good- Published: 1933 Binding: Spine band has been reglued to the book however the. However, a more immediate threat than Shere Khan is about to make itself known.
Protected by the law of the jungle, Mowgli comes face to face with Shere Khan at the sluggish watering hole. When the rains fail and the Peace Rock is exposed in the dry riverbed, Hathi the elephant calls a Water Truce. Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. by Rudyard Kipling illustrated by Stuart Tresilian. The Jungle Book: The Mowgli Stories: Episode 2.
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