I. A Trip Across a Continent (from "Captains Courageous") 267 II. The Children of the Zodiac (from "Many Inventions") 274 III. The Bridge Builders (from "The Day's Work") 299 IV. The Miracles (from "The Seven Seas") 351 V. Our Lady of the Snows (from "The Five Nations") 353 VI. The Song of the Women (from "The Naulahka") 356 VII. The White Man's Burden (from "The Five Nations") 359 * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS BY RUDYARD KIPLING Initial for "The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo" 213 A picture of Old Man Kangaroo when he was the Different Animal with four short legs 215 Old Man Kangaroo at five in the afternoon, when he had got his beautiful hind legs just as Big God Nqong had promised 217 * * * * * A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH BY CHARLES ELIOT NORTON The deep and widespread interest which the writings of Mr. Rudyard Kipling have excited has naturally led to curiosity concerning their author and to a desire to know the conditions of his life. Much has been written about him which has had little or no foundation in truth. It seems, then, worth while, in order to prevent false or mistaken reports from being accepted as trustworthy, and in order to provide for the public such information concerning Mr. Kipling as it has a right to possess, that a correct and authoritative statement of the chief events in his life should be given to it. This is the object of the following brief narrative. * * * * *