Rudyard Kipling

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When British writer Rudyard Kipling died on 18 January 1936 he was mourned by much of the English-speaking world. Although rarely filmed, this clip shows Kipling delivering a speech to the Canadian Author’s Association. (Sound is inaudible towards end of video clip. Our apologies.)

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