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Rudyard Kipling is born
Rudyard Kipling was born in Bombay (Mumbai), India. -
Rudyard is sent to live in England
At the age of six, Ruddy (Rudyard's childhood nickname) is sent to live in a foster home in England so he can attend school. -
His mother takes him on a vacation
Rudyard is on the verge of having a nervous breakdown because of his foster parent, his mother takes him on an extended vacation to help calm him down. -
Rudyard enrolls in the school Westward Ho
A school for military boys, Rudyard discovers his talent for writing here. -
Rudyard comes home to get a job in India
His father got him a job with the local newspaper. -
Kipling returns to England
He wants to publish his works and seek out more opportunities. -
Kipling meets Wolcott Balestier
Balestier is a publisher that helped Kipling publish some of his works. -
Wolcott dies of typhod fever
Kipling recieved an urgent telegram from Wolcott's sister, and Rudyard hurriedly returned to England. -
Kipling and Carrie are married
Carrie Balestier was Wolcott's sister. -
They find a house in Vemont
The Kiplings settled down after their honeymoon because their bank had failed. -
Kipling publishes "Barrack-Room Ballads"
This contained some poems that made him very famous. -
Kipling and Carrie welcome Josephine into the family
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Elsie Kipling is born
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The Kiplings return to England
They return because of a dispute Kipling had with his publisher, which went public and greatly embarrassed him. -
John Kipling is born
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Kiplings go on a holiday in South Africa
This becomes a regular thing for them to do. -
Josephine dies of pneumonia
Both Kipling and Josephine caught it, but only Josephine died. -
Just So Stories is published
This set of stories was inspired by Josephine, who told her father to tell the stories "Just So" -
Kipling is awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature
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Rewards and Fairies is published.
This set of poems included the very famous poem known as "If-" -
John goes missing in France
The Kipling's only son goes missing in France and they are devastated -
Kipling dies of a painful ulcer.
Kipling has led a long and sucessful life up to this point.