{"product_id":"abaft-the-funnel-by-rudyard-kipling-hardcover","title":"Abaft the Funnel, by Rudyard Kipling (Hardcover)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbaft the Funnel\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of short stories and essays by Rudyard Kipling. It was first published in 1909 in the United States, although the works within it were mostly written earlier-primarily in the late 1880s and early 1890s-during Kipling's time in India and shortly afterward.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pieces in \u003cem\u003eAbaft the Funnel\u003c\/em\u003e had originally appeared in various newspapers and periodicals, including \u003cem\u003ethe Civil and Military Gazette\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Pioneer\u003c\/em\u003e, but had not previously been collected in book form. They include light fiction, travel sketches, social commentary, and journalistic observations, often written in a breezy, humorous style. The tone tends to be more informal and less polished than his better-known stories, like those in \u003cem\u003ePlain Tales from the Hills\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eThe Jungle Book\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wildside Press LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43184492118225,"sku":"9781434486431","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/5981\/5377\/files\/9781434486431_FC.jpg?v=1784072004","url":"https:\/\/startlingstories.us\/products\/abaft-the-funnel-by-rudyard-kipling-hardcover","provider":"Startling Stories","version":"1.0","type":"link"}