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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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Critic reviews

“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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A beautiful reading of one of the best short story collections in the English language. If you’ve never read Kipling before, then start your journey here. Recommended.

Superb

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I am doing a tour of the ‘classics’, which is certainly no easy going. Horrors like Moby Dick and Little women makes you doubt the sanity of the wisdom of the crowds.

As a result, I was really pleased with these books. Interesting, funny and novel. Greatly recommended!

A true classic!

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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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I have the physical copy of The Jungle Book but couldn’t get into the writing style so when I saw the audiobook thought I would give it a go.

I liked the story and the narrator was ok. Whilst I understand it is unabridged which is my preference on audiobooks…

I wish that there was some acknowledgment of when the main Story of Mowgli has ended before going onto the short stories of afterwards in the first book.

It was easier to listen to then to read for me and not my typical writing style.

Reasonable

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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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Written in 1894, Kipling's love of India and it's animals is sure to warm anyone's heart. listening to these short stories again left me moved and nostalgic, recalling my mother reading it to me as a small child. Hearing Rikki-Tikki-Tavi again was an absolute joy. I also discovered new nuances in the wonderful Mowgli stories. You can not go wrong with this book.

truly, a classic novel.

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You have to concentrate as the language spoken is old English. It doesn't help that the tone of the narrator's voice is likely to send you to sleep.

This is not the Disney version.

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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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Obviously the book itself is a classic, children's stories set in the jungles of India revolving around the interactions between man and animal and the Law of The Jungle. Chances are you know at least some of the Mowgli stories anyway and they are the best of the bunch for me. Not that the others are bad but those stand out. There are some poems interspersed which vary in quality but do help flesh out the background a bit. It's obviously written for kids and at times the language is overly simple for my taste but in the main I loved it. This was my first exposure to the book, having not read it in physical format before.

Cosham's narration is pitch perfect for me, he captures the poetic nature of the writing without making it sound like a recitation. Recommended.

A classic set of stories excellently narrated

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