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The date of birth
R. Kipling was born on December 30, 1865, in Bombay, India. -
School in England
At the age of 6, Kipling was sent to England where he attended school. -
Devon
By the age of 12 his mother placed him in a new school in Devon. -
Reporter
In 1882 Kipling with his father's help, found a job with a local newspaper. -
The first book
The first collection of short stories by Rudyard Kipling called Plain Tales from the Hills was published in 1888 -
Wedding
In 1892 Kipling married Caroline Balestier -
3 books
In 1892-1895 he wrote books: The Jungle Book, A Story of the West and East and The Second Jungle Book -
Children
His daughter Josephine was born in 29 December 1893
The second daughter Elsie was born in 1896.
His son John was born in 1897. -
Nobel Prize
Kipling was recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907 -
The date of death
He died in 1936 and was buried in Westminster Abbey in Poets' Corner next to the graves of Thomas Hardy and Charles Dickens.
