In 1927, Rudyard Kipling, the author of The Jungle Book, awaits the publication in Rio de Janeiro of articles recounting his trip to Brazil.
- Typed letter, with handwritten notes by Rudyard Kipling, to Mrs Sanders (probably the writer Ella Sanders).
- One page, written on both sides.
- In English.
- 20.1 cm x 26.4 cm.
- December 20, 1927.
- Bateman's, England.
- Excellent condition conservation, except for a thin strip of text at the bottom of the first page, probably deteriorated by adhesive tape.
- Unique piece.
In this letter, Kipling talks about a trip to France, where he met his daughter, about his return to England, where it rained a lot, and he makes comments about his livestock and servants and even his dogs, in a humorous style. An even more interesting part refers to Brazil:
My articles on Brazil, from the little I have seen, will be published in the Morning Post next week, and I have heard that they will be translated into Portuguese for one of the Rio newspapers. I have never read my texts in that language, but I am naturally very interested. I hope that the Brazilians will be too.
On the second page of the letter there are some handwritten notes which appear to be book suggestions for Mrs Sanders.
The Ugly Duchess (better [deteriorated] Jen Gress)
The Ereville Memories (perfectly heartly [mis] fascinating)
The Show Bros (I think) has been recommended
Lechmanskies Memories (he [deteriorated] truth sometimes)
These all, Ludwings “Napoleon”.
RK.
Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936) was the first English-language Nobel Prize winner in literature, in 1907. His books for children are classics of children's literature, such as The Jungle Book. Rudyard was 24 years old in 1889, the year he left India to work as a correspondent for an important newspaper in that country, The Pioneer. He traveled extensively around the world and began writing novels and poetry. In 1894, he published The Jungle Book, translated in Brazil as O Livro da Selva, which became a Disney cartoon in 1967, with the wolf boy being a huge success.
Two decades later, despite health problems, he boarded a ship and traveled for two years to the Tropics. He arrived in Brazil in 1927, where he stayed for five weeks, long enough to write a seven-chapter travelogue, poems and drawings that praised the country. The first place he saw was Recife, then the writer went to Bahia and finally arrived in Rio de Janeiro, on the eve of Carnival. Kipling ended his journey by passing through São Paulo, “a small town, two hundred miles from the coast, with nine hundred thousand people.”
In this letter, from the first (and youngest) Nobel Prize winner for literature in the English language, author of the immensely successful "The Jungle Book", which everyone knows, he comments on the publication of his articles in Brazil in 1927, a few weeks after his return.
In addition to the style and humorous tone of the letter, we also appreciate Kipling's handwriting, through a few handwritten lines at the end, a list of books that he recommends to his friend. A historic Nobel Prize, details about the life of the famous author, handwritten literary references, Brazil... We have here all the ingredients of a document highly desirable for a Brazilian or English collector.
