The Light That Failed by Rudyard Kipling
"The Light That Failed" by Rudyard Kipling is a novel first published in 1891. It follows Dick Heldar, a war artist who returns to London from military campaigns in Sudan, only to face two devastating challenges: his progressive blindness from a battle wound and his unrequited love for Maisie, his childhood companion. As Dick struggles to complete his masterwork while his vision fails, he must confront whether art, love, or friendship can
sustain him through darkness. Based on Kipling's own heartbreak, this semi-autobiographical tale explores passion, loss, and destiny. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Light That Failed |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Light_That_Failed |
| Credits | David Reed, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 83.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Man-woman relationships -- Fiction |
| Subject | Artists -- Fiction |
| Subject | Voyages and travels -- Fiction |
| Subject | Blindness -- Fiction |
| Subject | War correspondents -- Sudan -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 2876 |
| Release Date | Oct 1, 2001 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 31, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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