Debits and Credits
1926
In these late stories, Kipling turned his unflinching gaze inward. Written as his world darkened with personal loss and public dismissal, Debits and Credits collects tales of marital fracture, mortal illness, and the grinding weight of time. The opening narrative reimagines Genesis through archangels and outcasts, setting a tone of mythological weight applied to intimate human suffering. Throughout, the clock ticks relentlessly, and characters confront what Kipling himself was facing: the end of certainties, the betrayal of bodies, the slow erosion of reputation and hope. Yet these are not simply elegies. Buried in the anguish are fragile glimmers of grace, small redemptions earned through compassion rather than conquest. This is Kipling unchained from imperial confidence, writing about what frightens all of us: love failing, health failing, time consuming everything it once made vibrant.
Editions
X-Ray
“All good people agree, And all good people say,All nice people, like Us, are We And every one else is They:But if you cross over the sea, Instead of over the way,You may end by (think of it!) looking on We As only a sort of They!””
— Rudyard Kipling
Link to this book
Add a free, dofollow link to Lex on your blog, forum, syllabus, or reading list.
<a href="https://lex-books.com/book/debits-and-credits-5dc3212d-30e5-4053-8b05-71d311d95b91"><img src="https://lex-books.com/badges/read-on-lex.svg" alt="Read Debits and Credits by Rudyard Kipling free on Lex" width="160" height="40"></a>[](https://lex-books.com/book/debits-and-credits-5dc3212d-30e5-4053-8b05-71d311d95b91)[url=https://lex-books.com/book/debits-and-credits-5dc3212d-30e5-4053-8b05-71d311d95b91][img]https://lex-books.com/badges/read-on-lex.svg[/img][/url]Read Debits and Credits by Rudyard Kipling free on Lex: https://lex-books.com/book/debits-and-credits-5dc3212d-30e5-4053-8b05-71d311d95b91Cite this book
Reading this edition for a paper or guide? Copy a citation.
Kipling, Rudyard. Debits and Credits. Lex, lex-books.com/book/debits-and-credits-5dc3212d-30e5-4053-8b05-71d311d95b91.Kipling, R. (1926). Debits and Credits. Lex. https://lex-books.com/book/debits-and-credits-5dc3212d-30e5-4053-8b05-71d311d95b91Kipling, Rudyard. Debits and Credits. Lex. https://lex-books.com/book/debits-and-credits-5dc3212d-30e5-4053-8b05-71d311d95b91.
