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Kipling

American

[kip-ling] / ˈkɪp lɪŋ /

noun

(Joseph) Rudyard 1865–1936, English author: Nobel Prize 1907.

Kipling British

/ ˈkɪplɪŋ /

noun

( Joseph ) Rudyard (ˈrʌdjəd). 1865–1936, English poet, short-story writer, and novelist, born in India. His works include Barrack-Room Ballads (1892), the two Jungle Books (1894, 1895), Stalky and Co (1899), Kim (1901), and the Just So Stories (1902): Nobel prize for literature 1907

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As the most lavish hotel East of Suez, it hosted literary heroes like Rudyard Kipling, Joseph Conrad and Somerset Maugham.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

Hovis, which was founded in 1890, was bought by Endless in 2020 from Premier Foods, which owns the Mr Kipling brand.

From BBC • Aug. 15, 2025

“It comes back to caveat emptor,” Kipling said.

From Salon • Feb. 9, 2025

Today, between the toxic aftermath of the fire and the challenges of dealing with insurers and housing red tape, Kipling and Sowden aren’t sure whether they’ll build another home to replace the one they lost.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2025

They, on their side, saw a man of serenity—the kind of sage that Kipling described in Kim.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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