Rudyard Kipling: An Annotated Bibliography of Writings About Him: Part Three

149 "Nachrichten," DAS LITTERARISCHE ECHO (Berlin), 1(1 Apr 1899), 893. Briefly notes RK's rise in German esteem since illness and Kaiser's telegram. Naumberg, Carl T. "A Packing of Kiplingiana," SATURDAY REVIEW OF LITERATURE, XXVI (6 Nov 1943), 8-9. Review of A CHOICE OF KIPLING'S VERSE by T.S. Eliot, An excellent, thorough and scholarly preface. Eliot's conclusion is that RK's fame is that of a writer of ballads. [Neal, Theodore D.]. "Rudyard Kipling," KIPLING JOURNAL, No. 11 (Oct 1929), 813 . [Abstract of lecture, 18 July 1929, first delivered 30 years earlier.] RK's writings are an antidote to the growing materialism of the British, awakening them to the responsibilities of Empire. Neuendflrff, B. "Kiplings Schulroman und der Englischen Knabentypus," ZEITSCHRIFT FUR JUGEMDWOHLFAHRT (Leipzig), I (May 1910), 268-73. On LANGE LATTER UND GENOSSEN (STALKY & COj. Rather than analyze English school organization, RK's aim is to present the actions of 3 characters under the system, but it is essentially a study of Stalky as the type which made English Imperialism. Contrasts English and German school life and suggests RK's thesis deals with relationship of student and teacher as one gentleman to another. Similarly the traditional relationship of boys to the English natural scene, the element of practical training, the emphasis on character building through sports also determine their character and that of English school life. Nevins, Allan. AMERICAN SOCIAL HISTORY AS RECORDED BY ENGLISH TRAVELERS (1923); new ed, rvd & enlgd as AMERICA THROUGH BRITISH EYES. NY: Oxford U P, 1948. Pp. 305; 323-25. Praises RK's descriptions. Notes RK's "hasty and decidedly hyper-sarcastic impression" in FROM SEA TO SEA, but also points out RK not always hostile to Americans (e.g. visit to Mark Twain). Nevinson, Henry W. "The Last 'Plain Tale,'" FORTNIGHTLY, CXLVII (Mar 1937), 367-68. Review of SOMETHING OF MYSELF. RK's journalistic training was "the real guide and stimulus to his genius"; he was a journalist with imagination; freshness of subject and directness of style gave him early fame, "Recessional" is the worst of his poems, though the most popular. In his autobiography RK tells a plain tale with simplicity; mentions only distinguished friends; seldom criticizes or presents personal likes and dislikes. RK's weakest side was racial pride; at his best when recalling India. His mother created the line "What do they know of England who only England know," and told RK he couldn't "make a plot to save your soul." "A New Indictment of Kipling's 'Poetic Vulgarity,'" CURRENT OPINION, LXVII (Oct I9I9), 256. A review of Robert Lynd's OLD AND NEW MASTERS (Lond: Unwin, I919) [.ay], with long quotations from a review of RK which Lynd included in the collection. "New Kipling Collation," BOOKMAN'S JOURNAL, XIII (Feb 1926), 184-85. Anonymous collector gives collation, not given in 1st or 2nd ed of Martindell's BIBLIOGRAPHY, for VERSES, pub to secure American copyright. Newbolt, Henry. "Kipling the Poet: An Appreciation of His Collected Verse," BOOK MONTHLY, X (Jan 1913), 234-36. Review of 1913 ed of RK's collected 150. verse. An appreciation of the poetry with special praise for "The Ballad of East and West." [Newbolt, Henry?]. "The Lordliest Life on Earth," MONTHLY REVIEW, Vl (Feb 1902), 1-6. In "Editorial Articles" writer admires "The Islanders" as prophecy in the Old Testament sense; RK uses "the sjambok," not lyre or banjo. Critic sides with RK in attack on "frivolous distraction," the "athletic mania," but holds RK may be overstating his case in recommending a large army as a panacea, [RK's poem serves merely as an excuse for editor's political comments.] Newman, Ernest. "Mr. Kipling's Stories," FREE REVIEW (Lond), I (1 Dec 1893), 236-48. Enough of RK's work is available to make it clear that RK has grown as a writer since his first writings appeared, but he has assimilated little since his first plunge into literature. RK depicts his impressions with extraordinary skill, but sees everything from the same point of view. RK "less an intelligence than a bundle of sensations, more or less vivid, and general Iy... barbar i c..." "News for Bibliophiles," NATION (NY...