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Success as a writer, came in 1974 via his involvement with the BBC Radio 4 oral history series and subsequent book Plain Tales from the Raj. As Allen stated in the preface to the book, "It was my good luck to attend Michael Mason, as chela to his guru, serving my apprenticeship as an oral historian by being sent out with a bulky tape-recorder ...
The tales include the first appearances, in book form, of Mrs. Hauksbee, the policeman Strickland, and the Soldiers Three (Privates Mulvaney, Ortheris and Learoyd). In the preface to his short stories collection "Dr. Brodie's Report", Jorge Luis Borges wrote he was inspired by the quality and conciseness of Plain Tales from the Hills.
The story is set on an unnamed 'station', or one of the posts where the British lived during the Raj. It is something of a backwater, "nearly a day's journey " from Lahore; and at the time of the story, "just before the final exodus of the Hill-goers", i.e. at the beginning of the hot season, there are under 20 British in residence.
"Yoked with an Unbeliever" is a short story by Rudyard Kipling.It was first published in the Civil and Military Gazette on December 7, 1886, and in book form in the first Indian edition of Plain Tales from the Hills in 1888.
He was the author of other well known books such as 'Lahore - A Sentimental Journey', 'Love Stories from the Raj', 'Rare Glimpses of the Raj', 'Beyond the Veil - Indian Women in the Raj', 'Stories from the Raj - Sahibs,' Memsahibs and others', K.L. Saigal - Immortal singer and superstar and lastly 'Marvels of Indian Painting - Rise and Demise ...
"The Arrest of Lieutenant Golightly" is a short story by Rudyard Kipling.It was first published in the Civil and Military Gazette on 23 November 1886 in book form, in the first Indian edition of Plain Tales from the Hills in 1888, and in subsequent editions of that collection.
Andare (Sinhala: අන්දරේ) from Udamalala, Hambantota was a court jester employed by the King Keerthi Sri Rajasinghe (c. 1742 - 1782) in Sri Lanka. [1] He used to be an accomplished poet who could instantly compose verses, to suit any ongoing situation.
Jayasekara in 2010. P. B. Jayasekara (Sinhala: පි.බි.ජයසේකර), also known as Premathilaka Jayasekara, is a Sri Lankan short story writer and translator.. His short story, kotiya (Sinhala: කොටියා) was awarded the first place at the Ravaya (Sinhala: රාවය) literary festivals in 1993 and Daruduka (Sinhala: දරුදුක) won the first place at the ...