The Works of Rudyard KiplingVOLUME VIII from MINE OWN PEOPLEReading editionChapter navigation143 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterVOLUME I DEPARTMENTAL DITTIES AND OTHER VERSESGENERAL SUMMARYARMY HEADQUARTERSSTUDY OF AN ELEVATION, IN INDIAN INKA LEGENDTHE STORY OF URIAHTHE POST THAT FITTEDDELILAHWHAT HAPPENEDPINK DOMINOESTHE MAN WHO COULD WRITEMUNICIPALA CODE OF MORALSTHE LAST DEPARTMENTOTHER VERSESTHE VAMPIRETO THE UNKNOWN GODDESSTHE RUPAIYAT OF OMAR KAL'VINLA NUIT BLANCHEMY RIVALTHE LOVERS' LITANYA BALLAD OF BURIALDIVIDED DESTINIESTHE MASQUE OF PLENTYTHE MARE'S NESTPOSSIBILITIESCHRISTMAS IN INDIAPAGETT, M.P.THE SONG OF THE WOMENA BALLAD OF JAKKO HILLTHE PLEA OF THE SIMLA DANCERSTHE BALLAD OF FISHER'S BOARDING-HOUSEAS THE BELL CLINKSAN OLD SONGCERTAIN MAXIMS OF HAFIZTHE GRAVE OF THE HUNDRED HEADTHE MOON OF OTHER DAYSTHE UNDERTAKER'S HORSETHE FALL OF JOCK GILLESPIEARITHMETIC ON THE FRONTIERTHE BETROTHEDA TALE OF TWO CITIESTHE BALLAD OF EAST AND WESTTHE LAST SUTTEETHE BALLAD OF THE KING'S MERCYTHE BALLAD OF THE KING'S JESTTHE BALLAD OF BOH DA THONETHE LAMENT OF THE BORDER CATTLE THIEFTHE RHYME OF THE THREE CAPTAINSTHE BALLAD OF THE CLAMPHERDOWNTHE BALLAD OF THE “BOLIVAR”THE ENGLISH FLAGAN IMPERIAL RESCRIPTTOMLINSONBARRACK-ROOM BALLADSTOMMYSOLDIER, SOLDIERSCREW-GUNSGUNGA DINLOOT'SNARLEYOW'THE WIDOW AT WINDSORBELTSTHE YOUNG BRITISH SOLDIERMANDALAYFORD O' KABUL RIVERROUTE MARCHIN'THE PHANTOM 'RICKSHAWMY OWN TRUE GHOST STORYTHE STRANGE RIDE OF MORROWBIE JUKESTHE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING“THE FINEST STORY IN THE WORLD”THE EDUCATION OF OTIS YEEREAT THE PIT'S MOUTHA WAYSIDE COMEDYTHE HILL OF ILLUSIONA SECOND-RATE WOMANONLY A SUBALTERNIN THE MATTER OF A PRIVATETHE ENLIGHTENMENTS OF PAGETT, M.P.LISPETHTHREE AND—AN EXTRA.THROWN AWAY.MISS YOUGHAL'S SAIS.YOKED WITH AN UNBELIEVER.FALSE DAWN.THE RESCUE OF PLUFFLES.CUPID'S ARROWS.HIS CHANCE IN LIFE.WATCHES OF THE NIGHT.THE OTHER MAN.CONSEQUENCES.THE CONVERSION OF AURELIAN McGOGGIN.A GERM DESTROYER.KIDNAPPED.THE ARREST OF LIEUTENANT GOLIGHTLY.THE HOUSE OF SUDDHOOHIS WEDDED WIFE.THE BROKEN LINK HANDICAPPED.BEYOND THE PALE.IN ERROR.A BANK FRAUD.TODS' AMENDMENT.IN THE PRIDE OF HIS YOUTH.PIG.THE ROUT OF THE WHITE HUSSARS.THE BRONCKHORST DIVORCE-CASE.VENUS ANNODOMINI.THE BISARA OF POOREE.THE GATE OF A HUNDRED SORROWS.THE STORY OF MUHAMMAD DIN.ON THE STRENGTH OF A LIKENESS.WRESSLEY OF THE FOREIGN OFFICE.TO BE HELD FOR REFERENCE.Chapter IChapter IIChapter IIIChapter IVChapter VChapter VIChapter VIIChapter VIIIChapter IXChapter XChapter XIChapter XIIChapter XIIIChapter XIVChapter XVPrefacePOOR DEAR MAMMATHE TENTS OF KEDARWITH ANY AMAZEMENTTHE GARDEN OF EDENFATIMATHE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW, KNOWING GOOD AND EVIL.THE SWELLING OF JORDANVOLUME VIII from MINE OWN PEOPLEBIMINAMGAY DOOLATHE RECRUDESCENCE OF IMRAYMOTI GUJ—MUTINEERPrevious chapter ←Volume 7 — THE SWELLING OF JORDANNext chapter →Volume 8 — BIMIAll chapters and sections (143)Opening pagesFront matterSections1Volume 1 · Other sectionsGENERAL SUMMARYARMY HEADQUARTERSSTUDY OF AN ELEVATION, IN INDIAN INKA LEGENDTHE STORY OF URIAHTHE POST THAT FITTEDDELILAHWHAT HAPPENEDPINK DOMINOESTHE MAN WHO COULD WRITEMUNICIPALA CODE OF MORALSTHE LAST DEPARTMENTOTHER VERSESTHE VAMPIRETO THE UNKNOWN GODDESSTHE RUPAIYAT OF OMAR KAL'VINLA NUIT BLANCHEMY RIVALTHE LOVERS' LITANYA BALLAD OF BURIALDIVIDED DESTINIESTHE MASQUE OF PLENTYTHE MARE'S NESTPOSSIBILITIESCHRISTMAS IN INDIAPAGETT, M.P.THE SONG OF THE WOMENA BALLAD OF JAKKO HILLTHE PLEA OF THE SIMLA DANCERSTHE BALLAD OF FISHER'S BOARDING-HOUSEAS THE BELL CLINKSAN OLD SONGCERTAIN MAXIMS OF HAFIZTHE GRAVE OF THE HUNDRED HEADTHE MOON OF OTHER DAYSTHE UNDERTAKER'S HORSETHE FALL OF JOCK GILLESPIEARITHMETIC ON THE FRONTIERTHE BETROTHEDA TALE OF TWO CITIESVolume 2 · Other sectionsTHE BALLAD OF EAST AND WESTTHE LAST SUTTEETHE BALLAD OF THE KING'S MERCYTHE BALLAD OF THE KING'S JESTTHE BALLAD OF BOH DA THONETHE LAMENT OF THE BORDER CATTLE THIEFTHE RHYME OF THE THREE CAPTAINSTHE BALLAD OF THE CLAMPHERDOWNTHE BALLAD OF THE “BOLIVAR”THE ENGLISH FLAGAN IMPERIAL RESCRIPTTOMLINSONBARRACK-ROOM BALLADSTOMMYSOLDIER, SOLDIERSCREW-GUNSGUNGA DINLOOT'SNARLEYOW'THE WIDOW AT WINDSORBELTSTHE YOUNG BRITISH SOLDIERMANDALAYFORD O' KABUL RIVERROUTE MARCHIN'Volume 3 · Other sectionsTHE PHANTOM 'RICKSHAWMY OWN TRUE GHOST STORYTHE STRANGE RIDE OF MORROWBIE JUKESTHE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING“THE FINEST STORY IN THE WORLD”Volume 4 · Other sectionsTHE EDUCATION OF OTIS YEEREAT THE PIT'S MOUTHA WAYSIDE COMEDYTHE HILL OF ILLUSIONA SECOND-RATE WOMANONLY A SUBALTERNIN THE MATTER OF A PRIVATETHE ENLIGHTENMENTS OF PAGETT, M.P.Volume 5 · Other sectionsLISPETHTHREE AND—AN EXTRA.THROWN AWAY.MISS YOUGHAL'S SAIS.YOKED WITH AN UNBELIEVER.FALSE DAWN.THE RESCUE OF PLUFFLES.CUPID'S ARROWS.HIS CHANCE IN LIFE.WATCHES OF THE NIGHT.THE OTHER MAN.CONSEQUENCES.THE CONVERSION OF AURELIAN McGOGGIN.A GERM DESTROYER.KIDNAPPED.THE ARREST OF LIEUTENANT GOLIGHTLY.THE HOUSE OF SUDDHOOHIS WEDDED WIFE.THE BROKEN LINK HANDICAPPED.BEYOND THE PALE.IN ERROR.A BANK FRAUD.TODS' AMENDMENT.IN THE PRIDE OF HIS YOUTH.PIG.THE ROUT OF THE WHITE HUSSARS.THE BRONCKHORST DIVORCE-CASE.VENUS ANNODOMINI.THE BISARA OF POOREE.THE GATE OF A HUNDRED SORROWS.THE STORY OF MUHAMMAD DIN.ON THE STRENGTH OF A LIKENESS.WRESSLEY OF THE FOREIGN OFFICE.TO BE HELD FOR REFERENCE.Volume 6 · Chapters123456789101112131415Volume 7 · Other sectionsPrefacePOOR DEAR MAMMATHE TENTS OF KEDARWITH ANY AMAZEMENTTHE GARDEN OF EDENFATIMATHE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW, KNOWING GOOD AND EVIL.THE SWELLING OF JORDANSections8Volume 8 · Other sectionsBIMINAMGAY DOOLATHE RECRUDESCENCE OF IMRAYMOTI GUJ—MUTINEERBimi Namgay Doola The Recrudescence Of Imray Moti Guj—Mutineer◇← THE SWELLING OF JORDANBIMI →