Abstract
The Nordic Journal of English Studies was created in 2002 in order to offer a forum for Nordic scholars in English language and literature and to promote the field of English studies in the Nordic countries. It is affiliated to the Nordic Association of English Studies (NAES). Starting from 2007 the journal is open access and only published electronically.
Highlights
When Rudyard Kipling made his literary debut in India in the late 1880’s, there had been semi-permanent British settlement in India for well over a hundred years
Many Anglo-Indians felt that the politicians and ruling class back in Britain looked down on them as poor cousins, whose views on Imperial politics were not worth having
English literature there was already a long tradition of portraying the Anglo-Indians as ruthless opportunists, who came back home only to disrupt the proper workings of society with the huge piles of money they had extorted from the Indian poor.[3]. It is against this background that Plain Tales from the Hills, the first collection of stories by Kipling, so often seen as the first, or even the only Anglo-Indian writer of any merit, can fruitfully be discussed as emergent literature.[4]
Summary
When Rudyard Kipling made his literary debut in India in the late 1880’s, there had been semi-permanent British settlement in India for well over a hundred years. It is against this background that Plain Tales from the Hills, the first collection of stories by Kipling, so often seen as the first, or even the only Anglo-Indian writer of any merit, can fruitfully be discussed as emergent literature.[4] As Roger D.
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