Plain Tales from the Hills

Rudyard Kipling

⏱ 8 minVictorian classic

Sharp glimpses of love, intrigue, and irony among the British in colonial India — the young Kipling's first book. Ballroom comedies from the hill-town of Simla, a policeman who wins his bride in disguise, and the quiet tragedies of the bazaar below.

Listen to the whole of Plain Tales from the Hills in about 8 minutes — professionally narrated, with Apple-Music-style synced subtitles. One book free every day; Folio Premium unlocks the entire library.