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Professor Janet Montefiore explores the life, work and contested legacy of writer Rudyard Kipling <\/p>

By Lauren Good\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 27 February 2024 at 07:36 AM<\/p>

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Rudyard Kipling is beloved by many for his children\u2019s books and inspirational poems. But he was also called the \u201cBard of Empire\u201d, known for writing The White Man\u2019s Burden<\/em>. For today\u2019s Life of the Week episode, Professor Janet Montefiore tells Rebecca Franks more about the life and contested legacy of the writer of The Jungle Book<\/em>, If<\/em>, the Just So Stories<\/em> and Kim<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n

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