Project Gutenberg 2001-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 492 Kipling, Rudyard 1865 1936 Kipling, R. (Rudyard) Kipling, Joseph Rudyard The Light That Failed Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Light_That_Failed David Reed, and David Widger "The Light That Failed" by Rudyard Kipling is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story centers on Richard Heldar, a war artist, as he grapples with the struggles of his past, the complexities of love, and the pursuit of his artistic vision. The narrative unfolds against the backdrop of both the battlefield and the artistic world, exploring themes of ambition, identity, and the interplay of light and darkness in life as well as in art. The opening of the novel reveals the childhood of Dick Heldar and his relationship with Maisie, a fellow orphan. It highlights their shared hardships under the care of a neglectful guardian, Mrs. Jennett, who imposes a strict and unloving discipline. As they navigate their unhappy circumstances, the two children bond over their adventurous spirits—practicing with a revolver they have procured. They engage in innocent play mixed with the anxieties of their day-to-day lives and the foreshadowing of deeper troubles ahead. The reader witnesses the evolution of their friendship, hinting at potential future love, all while intertwining their artistic aspirations and their tumultuous upbringing. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Artists -- Fiction Voyages and travels -- Fiction Blindness -- Fiction War correspondents -- Sudan -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 466444 2025-08-02T04:39:53.288255 text/html 500116 2021-01-31T23:40:06 text/html 311768 2025-08-02T04:39:58.922242 application/epub+zip 311813 2025-08-02T04:39:54.038300 application/epub+zip 256839 2025-08-02T04:39:53.646297 application/epub+zip 434396 2025-08-02T04:40:02.815233 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 418050 2025-08-02T04:39:58.570254 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 363153 2022-09-02T06:27:24.482521 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 436586 2025-08-02T04:39:52.482317 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 436535 2021-01-31T23:42:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19298 2025-08-02T04:40:02.963232 application/rdf+xml 15002 2025-08-02T04:39:53.763270 image/jpeg 2616 2025-08-02T04:39:53.707270 image/jpeg 167043 2021-01-31T23:42:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 434070 2021-06-04T23:40:53 application/octet-stream application/zip 432313 2025-08-02T04:39:53.329267 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia