The animals in the jungle agree that amidst the drought, the sport of hunter and hunted has to be suspended.

Frances Colenso admired the gallantry of the men who defended the fort at Rorke’s Drift, and the restraint of the men who attacked it.

Frances Colenso warned that if the British did not learn to treat the Africans with respect, a higher Power would soon teach them some manners.

According to Kipling, the British Empire was the last resort of Englishmen who could not stand conditions at home.

The Indian Mutiny began with a revolt among disgruntled soldiers, and ended with the making of the British Raj.

Incompetence, arrogance and some mischievous propaganda all conspired to throw India into chaos.