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Friday, 30 January 2026

We should tread carefully when we condemn to Hell that ‘nasty imperialist’ Rudyard Kipling who might well not be the villain we choose to make of him

This post began as a short review of Kim, but somehow grew and grew. It is no longer a review of Kim – which I have still to write – but a ...