The Kipling, Rudyard 1865-1936 creator text utu 2001 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Light That Failed" by Rudyard Kipling is a novel first published in 1891. It follows Dick Heldar, a war artist who returns to London from military campaigns in Sudan, only to face two devastating challenges: his progressive blindness from a battle wound and his unrequited love for Maisie, his childhood companion. As Dick struggles to complete his masterwork while his vision fails, he must confront whether art, love, or friendship can sustain him through darkness. Based on Kipling's own heartbreak, this semi-autobiographical tale explores passion, loss, and destiny. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Light_That_Failed Release date is 2001-10-01 David Reed, and David Widger Original publication data not identified Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Artists -- Fiction Voyages and travels -- Fiction Blindness -- Fiction War correspondents -- Sudan -- Fiction PR Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2876 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2876 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133104.0 2876