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100 1 _aKipling, Rudyard,
_d1865-1936
245 1 0 _aMonseigneur l'Éléphant
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aMostly translated stories from the collection Many inventions. Du pain sur la face des eaux is translated from a story in the collection The day's work.
500 _aRelease date is 2023-10-08
505 0 _aMonseigneur l'Éléphant -- Brugglesmith -- Du pain sur la face des eaux -- L'honneur du soldat Ortheris -- Un aspect de la question -- Judson et l'Empire -- L'histoire de Badalia Herodsfoot -- Les Enfants du Zodiaque.
508 _aVéronique Le Bris, Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica))
520 _a"Monseigneur l'Éléphant" by Rudyard Kipling is a short story written in the late 19th century. This story, drawn from Kipling's "Many Inventions," centers around the character of Mulvaney, a soldier who recounts a remarkable encounter involving an elephant and the chaos that ensues. The narrative promises humor and insight into human-animal relationships in a colonial setting, particularly highlighting the challenges soldiers face with the elephants that assist in their duties. At the start of the story, the scene is set during a hot evening where the soldiers are tending to twelve government elephants. The protagonist, Térence Mulvaney,, introduces the other soldiers, along with his pet dog, Vixen, who momentarily causes a commotion among the elephants. Mulvaney shares anecdotes about elephants' unpredictable behavior and the cultural perceptions surrounding these majestic creatures. The narrative hints at a past incident where Mulvaney had a memorable encounter with an elephant, building anticipation for the tale to unfold that promises elements of humor, camaraderie, and adventure amidst military life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cParis: Nelson, 1927
653 _aShort stories, English -- Translations into French
653 _aEnglish fiction -- Translations into French
700 1 _aVarlet, Théo,
_d1878-1938
856 4 _uhttps://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k54522294
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71832
999 _c112558
_d112558