The Jungle Books - The World's Classics Author:Rudyard Kipling The Jungle Books, regarded as classis stories told by an adult to children and best known for the "Mowgli" series, also constitutes a complex literary work of art in which the whole of Kipling's philosophy of life is expressed in miniature. The stories, a mixture of fantasy, myth and magic, — are underpinned by Kipling's abiding preoccupation wit... more »h the theme of self-discovery and the nature of the "Law."« less