Vermont Public is independent, community-supported media, serving Vermont with trusted, relevant and essential information. We share stories that bring people together, from every corner of our region. New to Vermont Public? Start here.

© 2024 Vermont Public | 365 Troy Ave. Colchester, VT 05446

Public Files:
WVTI · WOXM · WVBA · WVNK · WVTQ · WVTX
WVPR · WRVT · WOXR · WNCH · WVPA
WVPS · WVXR · WETK · WVTB · WVER
WVER-FM · WVLR-FM · WBTN-FM

For assistance accessing our public files, please contact hello@vermontpublic.org or call 802-655-9451.
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Rudyard Kipling's Vermont Years

There's a new, live-action movie coming out of Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Book." That work - and some of Kipling's other famous works like "Captains Courageous" and the "Just So Stories" - were written right here in Vermont: at Naulakha, the author's Dummerston home.

We're looking at Kipling, his writing, his happy Vermont years, and the scandal that led to him leaving the state. Also, how has Kipling's reputation changed over the years? How should we read his work now?

We're joined by Kelly Carlin, operations manager for The Landmark Trust, which owns and manages Naulakha, Rudyard Kipling's house in Dummerston. We're also joined by JanMontefiore, professor of 20th Century English literature at the University of Kent in Canterbury. She's also general editor of Kipling titles for Penguin Classics and editor of the Kipling Society's "Kipling Journal."

Also on the program: Google's venture capital ambitions, led by a man with Vermont connections. We talk to GV CEO Bill Maris.

Broadcast live on Tues., April 12, 2016, at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

Jane Lindholm is the host, executive producer and creator of But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids. In addition to her work on our international kids show, she produces special projects for Vermont Public. Until March 2021, she was host and editor of the award-winning Vermont Public program Vermont Edition.
Latest Stories