The Second Jungle BookRudyard KiplingOmniClassics · Literature
The Second Jungle Book
Rudyard KiplingMowgli's growing place in the jungle is tested by danger, change, and the claims of another world.
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About the book
The Mowgli stories in this second collection return to the laws and relationships that hold the jungle community together. Drought, a dangerous treasure, invading dogs, and changing attachments give familiar companions new reasons to act together or disagree. The stories also consider what it means for Mowgli to belong among animals while remaining human. Other narratives move beyond his world: The Miracle of Purun Bhagat follows a life redirected towards spiritual withdrawal, while Quiquern turns to an Arctic setting. Poems accompany the prose and provide another perspective on its events and values. The volume therefore extends both a continuing character's development and the range of the earlier collection, making loyalty, discipline, and responsiveness to danger matters shaped by the particular community in which a life is lived.
- Belonging
- Law and loyalty
- Change and maturity
Why read it
For the continuation of Mowgli's story alongside separate tales that broaden the collection's attention to community, danger, and responsibility.
Stories and poems · English text