A collection of verse by Victorian writer Joseph Rudyard Kipling selected from his mature work, illustrated with artwork inspired by the poetry, and including a biographical introduction and a chronology of Kipling's life.

A definitive compilation of verse from the author of The Jungle Book presents a selection that includes the author's ballads, narrative poems, epigrams, odes, and other poetry, from such famed works as "Mandalay" and "If" to less-familiar poems.