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Literary
December 18, 1897
The Age Herald
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama
What is this article about?
Anecdote from the London Academy about young Rudyard Kipling on a sea voyage with his father, Lockwood Kipling. The boy climbs the yardarm, prompting alarm, but the father calmly states he won't let go, a trait echoed in his literary perseverance.
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Full Text
A Story of Kipling's Youth.
The London Academy tells a story of Mr. Kipling when he was a lad. He went on a sea voyage with his father, Mr. Lockwood Kipling, the artist. Soon after the vessel was under way Mr. Lockwood Kipling went below, leaving the boy on deck. Presently there was a great commotion overhead, and one of the ship's officers rushed down and banged at Mr. Kipling's door. "Mr. Kipling," he cried, "your boy has crawled out on the yardarm, and if he lets go he'll drown."
"Yes," said Mr. Kipling, glad to know that nothing serious was the matter; "but he won't let go."
"He won't let go" holds good as a characteristic of his literary work.
The London Academy tells a story of Mr. Kipling when he was a lad. He went on a sea voyage with his father, Mr. Lockwood Kipling, the artist. Soon after the vessel was under way Mr. Lockwood Kipling went below, leaving the boy on deck. Presently there was a great commotion overhead, and one of the ship's officers rushed down and banged at Mr. Kipling's door. "Mr. Kipling," he cried, "your boy has crawled out on the yardarm, and if he lets go he'll drown."
"Yes," said Mr. Kipling, glad to know that nothing serious was the matter; "but he won't let go."
"He won't let go" holds good as a characteristic of his literary work.
What sub-type of article is it?
Prose Fiction
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Kipling Youth
Sea Voyage
Perseverance
Parental Confidence
What entities or persons were involved?
The London Academy
Literary Details
Title
A Story Of Kipling's Youth.
Author
The London Academy
Subject
Kipling's Youth And Perseverance
Form / Style
Short Anecdote
Key Lines
"He Won't Let Go" Holds Good As A Characteristic Of His Literary Work.