George Orwell called him a 'prophet of British imperialism'. Kipling's subsequent reputation has changed according to the political and social climate of the age and the resulting contrasting views about him continued for much of the 20th century. Among other honours, he was sounded out for the British Poet Laureateship and on several occasions for a knighthood, all of which he declined.

Henry James 'Kipling strikes me personally as the most complete man of genius (as distinct from fine intelligence) that I have ever known.' In 1907, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, making him the first English-language writer to receive the prize, and its youngest recipient to date. Kipling was one of the most popular writers in England, in both prose and verse, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is regarded as a major innovator in the art of the short story his children's books are enduring classics of children's literature and one critic described his work as exhibiting 'a versatile and luminous narrative gift'. Kipling's works of fiction include The Jungle Book (a collection of stories which includes 'Rikki-Tikki-Tavi'), the Just So Stories (1902), Kim (1901), and many short stories, including 'The Man Who Would Be King' (1888). He was born in Bombay, in the Bombay Presidency of British India, and was taken by his family to England when he was five years old. He wrote tales and poems of British soldiers in India and stories for children. Joseph Rudyard Kipling (30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936 was an English short-story writer, poet, and novelist.

First published in The Week’s News, 3 November 1888. Georgie Porgie is a short story from From Life's Handicap (1891).

Georgie porgie song from old starfall