''Many Inventions'' (published 1893) is a collection of short stories by
Rudyard Kipling
Joseph Rudyard Kipling ( ; 30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936)''The Times'', (London) 18 January 1936, p. 12. was an English novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist. He was born in British India, which inspired much of his work.
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. Twelve of the 14 stories appeared previously in various publications, including ''
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The title refers to a verse from
Ecclesiastes, which is quoted on the title page: "Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions." ()
The stories
The fourteen stories are preceded by a poem, "To the True Romance", and followed by another poem, "Anchor Song".
*The Disturber of Traffic
*A Conference of the Powers
*My Lord the Elephant
*One View of the Question
*'The Finest Story in the World'
*His Private Honour
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A Matter of Fact
*The Lost Legion
*In the Rukh
*'Brugglesmith'
*'Love-o’-Women'
*The Record of Badalia Herodsfoot
*Judson and the Empire
*The Children of the Zodiac
References
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External links
''Many Inventions''at
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The Kipling Society website
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1893 short story collections
Short story collections by Rudyard Kipling