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The Jungle Book I & II

By: Rudyard Kipling
Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
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Children everywhere have read and loved Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book—and continue to do so. Here Blackstone offers this collection of moral fables in its entirety.

Tales of Mowgli, the boy raised by animals in the exotic jungles of India; Rikkitikkitavi, a courageous young mongoose who battles the sinister black cobra Nag; Toomai, the boy who works with elephants; and more will delight listeners both young and old. These classic stories brim with adventure and thrills as the lively characters fend off ferocious tigers and deadly snakes, slip through the jungle to watch elephants dance, and seek refuge from dangerous hunters.

Public Domain (P)2011 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Classics Literature & Fiction Funny Elephant

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“Though these marvelous tales were written in Victorian times, they are still worthy of being read and enjoyed by today’s youngsters. Fantasy is currently very popular with young readers, and here are stories in this genre that are truly excellent.” (Children’s Literature)
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Absolutely Brilliant I Enjoyed It So Much Can’t Wait To Read More Books By Rudyard Kipling !

22 08 2021

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With both books present I gave this a shot. The Mowgli stories show a rather interesting coming of age story and all the characters he meets, helps and fights were great additions, particularly Bagheera, Akela and Grey Brother.

Unfortunately the Mowgli stories are so good that the other stories just felt underwhelming, with the exception of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi and the Undertakers.

While Ralph isn't the most flexible narrator in terms of voice acting and the songs after each story he does provide a grim but intriguing overtone to both books.

If you liked Disney's film and want to hear the original stories as intended or just want a collection of, mostly, memorable stories give this a listen!

The Mowgli collection is worth it.

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Masterfully written, could have been written today. Narrator is great, shall seek out other stuff they've done.

Fantastic Wordsmith

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It's great fun to listen to a story with characters you grew up watching. If you're expecting it to be like Disney it is quite different, darker slightly and less silly. It's hard to believe this book is over 130 years old. One odd thing to me is the old fashioned language. Yes, it's an old book, but the language almost seems Shakespearean; thee, thou, wouldst, thy, etc.

Great fun

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The likes of this is seldom found nowadays. A delight and a treasure and Disney version does not do it justice.

A masterpiece

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