The Story of the Gadsbys

The Story of the Gadsbys

"The Story of the Gadsbys" is a short collection of short stories by Rudyard Kipling. It was originally published as no. 2 of the Indian Railway Library in 1888. "The Story of the Gadsbys" is written in dramatic form: it has eight 'stories' presented as short scenes. They are listed below. This short pamphlet, of 100 pages, was later collected in book form as the second part of "Soldiers Three".

**'Poor Dear Mamma'
**'The World Without'
**'The Tents of Kedar'
**'With any Amazement'
**'The Garden of Eden (Kipling story)'
**'Fatima (Kipling story)'
**'The Valley of the Shadow (Kipling story)'
**'The Swelling of Jordan'
**'L'Envoi (to 'The Story of the Gadsbys')' (a poem)


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