Writer · 1865 – 1936
Rudyard Kipling
Little-Known Facts
- At 41 he became the youngest winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature to that date.
- His poem 'If—' is regularly voted among Britain's favourite poems.
Myths & Misconceptions
Why is Kipling controversial?
His work often celebrated the British Empire and expressed views now seen as racist, so he is admired for his craft but criticized for his politics.