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The Light that Failed

The Light that Failed

Kipling, Rudyard

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ISBN10: 1162773375
ISBN13: 9781162773377
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 298
Weight: 0.88
Height: 0.62 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Light that Failed is a novel by the renowned British author Rudyard Kipling. The book is a story of an artist named Dick Heldar, who is a struggling painter in London. He is passionate about his work but fails to make a living from it. He is in love with Maisie, a woman he met in India, but she is engaged to another man.Dick's life takes a turn when he loses his eyesight due to an injury sustained during a hunting trip. He becomes depressed and feels that his life is over. However, he is determined to continue painting, even though he can no longer see. He starts to rely on his memory and imagination to create his art.As he struggles to cope with his disability, he becomes increasingly isolated from the world around him. He starts to question his own talent and the meaning of his life. His relationship with Maisie becomes strained, and he begins to push her away.The Light that Failed is a powerful and moving novel that explores themes of love, loss, and the struggle to find meaning in life. Kipling's vivid descriptions of London and India bring the story to life, and his portrayal of Dick's emotional journey is both poignant and thought-provoking. The novel is a timeless classic that continues to resonate with readers today.1911. Kipling, English short-story writer, novelist and poet, who celebrated the heroism of British colonial soldiers in India and Burma, was the first Englishman to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907. This is the version of this story as he originally intended. It is the story of an artist, Dick Heldar, who becomes successful through drawings of a war in Sudan for one of the London newspapers. He returns to London, falls in love with his childhood playmate Maisie and begins work on what is to be his masterpiece. Seeking medical advice for a problem with his eyes, he finds out that he is going blind. In the original published version of the book, the story ends here, with Maisie marrying Dick and caring for him. In this edition, Kipling restores the story to what he wanted it to be and it ends with Maisie abandoning Dick and leaving him to sink into squalor. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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