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Thinking of the white man’s burden: what did Kipling not experience in Mandalay?

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Chona Valles

Rudyard Kipling has been vilified as the jingoistic poet of Empire, a reputation Kipling lovers have tried to re cast for many years.

But in 1899 Kipling wrote two poems which seem to map his thinking for us:”Mandalay” and “The White Man’s Burden.” Continue reading →

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