Presents the further adventures of Mowgli, a boy reared by a pack of wolves, and the wild animals of the jungle. Also includes other short stories set in India.

The Jungle Book and Other Classics collects three timeless adventure classics by Rudyard Kipling: The Jungle Book features tales of Mowgli, the man-cub, a young boy taught the Law of the Pack by jungle animals who have raised him as one of their own. This book also includes "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi," Kipling's classic tale of a courageous mongoose who protects the human family that raised him from the sinister cobra Nagiana. The Second Jungle Book features more tales of Mowgli, his jungle family, and the conflicts he experiences as he outgrows the world of his native habitat. Kim is Kipling's tale of orphan Kimball O'Hara, who lis living a vagabond life on the streets of India when he is put to work by the British secret service as an agent involved in the intrigues of the Great Game, a political conflict between Great Britiain and Russia.

The Second Jungle Book is a sequel to The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. First published in 1895, it features five stories about Mowgli and three unrelated stories, all but one set in India, most of which Kipling wrote while living in Vermont. All of the stories were previously published in magazines in 1894-5, often under different titles. The original book is now worth $3.4 million.

Presents new adventures of Mowgli as he grows into manhood among the animals of the Indian jungle and seeks knowledge of the Law of the Jungle.

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