Project Gutenberg 2020-09-29 Public domain in the USA. 186 Kipling, Rudyard 1865 1936 Kipling, R. (Rudyard) Kipling, Joseph Rudyard Nouveaux Contes des Collines Translations of selected stories from: Plain tales from the hills. Lispeth -- La prise de Lungtungpen -- Le handicap de la chaîne brisée -- Hors du cercle -- Dans l'erreur -- Une escroquerie financière -- L'amendement Tods -- La fille du régiment -- Dans l'orgueil de sa jeunesse -- Le Cochon -- La déroute des Hussards blancs -- Le cas de divorce Bronckhorst -- Venus Anno Domini -- Le Bisara de Pooree -- L'ami d'un ami -- La Porte des Cent Chagrins -- L'accès de folie du soldat Ortheris -- L'histoire de Muhammad-Din -- Sur la foi d'une ressemblance -- Wressley, des Affaires Étrangères -- De vive voix -- A classer pour s'y reporter. Produced by Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Nouveaux Contes des Collines" by Rudyard Kipling is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The work features various narratives often set in India, exploring themes of love, cultural clashes, and human relationships through the lens of British colonial perspectives. One central character introduced in the opening portion is Lispeth, a beautiful young girl from the hills who converts to Christianity and experiences tumultuous emotions tied to her love for an Englishman. The opening of "Nouveaux Contes des Collines" begins with the story of Lispeth, who is the daughter of a couple from the hills. After her parents die from cholera, Lispeth grows up in a mission, becoming a lovely and devout young woman. Her life takes a turn when she comes across a wounded Englishman during one of her long walks; she brings him to the mission to nurse him back to health, declaring her intention to marry him. However, upon learning that he is already engaged back in England, Lispeth's future becomes uncertain, leading to her eventual rejection of her English identity and a return to her native ways after she realizes he will not return. This story sets the tone for Kipling's exploration of identity, love, and loss against the backdrop of colonial India. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947 -- Fiction British -- India -- Fiction Short stories, English -- Translations into French PR Text Category: Short Stories Category: British Literature 383427 2025-07-25T07:27:39.615626 text/html 363528 2024-10-18T06:37:37 text/html 272394 2025-07-25T07:27:46.102599 application/epub+zip 271828 2025-07-25T07:27:40.456645 application/epub+zip 218167 2025-07-25T07:27:40.024640 application/epub+zip 383392 2025-07-25T07:27:50.087604 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 359916 2025-07-25T07:27:45.646688 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 306441 2022-09-28T14:54:40.157717 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 347293 2025-07-25T07:27:38.567133 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 327328 2024-10-18T06:37:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17671 2025-07-25T07:27:50.249557 application/rdf+xml 15310 2025-07-25T07:27:40.131616 image/jpeg 2459 2025-07-25T07:27:40.078609 image/jpeg 232108 2025-07-25T07:27:39.649624 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