Project Gutenberg 2001-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 207 Kipling, Rudyard 1865 1936 Kipling, R. (Rudyard) Kipling, Joseph Rudyard The Light That Failed David Reed, and David Widger "The Light That Failed" by Rudyard Kipling is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story centers on Richard Heldar, a war artist, as he grapples with the struggles of his past, the complexities of love, and the pursuit of his artistic vision. The narrative unfolds against the backdrop of both the battlefield and the artistic world, exploring themes of ambition, identity, and the interplay of light and darkness in life as well as in art. The opening of the novel reveals the childhood of Dick Heldar and his relationship with Maisie, a fellow orphan. It highlights their shared hardships under the care of a neglectful guardian, Mrs. Jennett, who imposes a strict and unloving discipline. As they navigate their unhappy circumstances, the two children bond over their adventurous spirits—practicing with a revolver they have procured. They engage in innocent play mixed with the anxieties of their day-to-day lives and the foreshadowing of deeper troubles ahead. The reader witnesses the evolution of their friendship, hinting at potential future love, all while intertwining their artistic aspirations and their tumultuous upbringing. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Artists -- Fiction Voyages and travels -- Fiction Blindness -- Fiction War correspondents -- Sudan -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 466307 466366 2024-10-02T05:12:28.311308 2023-10-02T05:09:09.299786 text/html text/html 500116 2021-01-31T23:40:06 text/html; charset=utf-8 434070 2021-06-04T23:40:53 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 311683 2024-10-02T05:12:34.402815 application/epub+zip 311810 2024-10-02T05:12:29.053324 application/epub+zip 256837 2024-10-02T05:12:28.670348 application/epub+zip 434410 2024-10-02T05:12:38.651761 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 418050 2024-10-02T05:12:34.047036 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 363153 2022-09-02T06:27:24.482521 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 436586 436575 2024-10-02T05:12:27.424318 2023-10-02T05:09:08.571803 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 436535 2021-01-31T23:42:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 167043 2021-01-31T23:42:38 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20549 2024-10-02T05:12:38.777784 application/rdf+xml 15002 2024-10-02T05:12:28.775330 image/jpeg 2616 2024-10-02T05:12:28.722306 image/jpeg 432268 2024-10-02T05:12:28.355326 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia