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Without Benefit of Clergy
Paperback
Classic FictionGeneral Fiction
ISBN13: 9781026087602
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 36
Weight: 0.14
Height: 0.07 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Without Benefit of Clergy is one of Rudyard Kipling's most poignant and tragic short stories, exploring the complexities of love and loss in colonial India. The narrative follows John Holden, an English civil servant, and Ameera, a young Indian woman, who live together in a secret, unsanctioned union. Their domestic life, though filled with genuine affection and the joy of their young son, is constantly overshadowed by the rigid social boundaries of the British Raj and the ever-present threat of disease and misfortune.
Kipling masterfully portrays the cultural divide and the deep emotional bonds that transcend racial and religious lines, even as external forces conspire against the couple's happiness. This work is celebrated for its evocative atmosphere, its empathetic treatment of its characters, and its unflinching look at the human cost of the imperial experience. As a cornerstone of Kipling's Anglo-Indian fiction, Without Benefit of Clergy remains a powerful meditation on the fleeting nature of joy and the inevitable intrusion of reality upon private paradise.
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