I. Introduction: This is the research of author Rudyard Kipling's life and work as an author. This essay begins with discussing his family life and what kind of education he was brought up with. The essay will then explore what kind of writing style Kipling had and whether or not he is accepted by current writers as well as accepted by his own family. Lastly the essay will cover what kind of contribution Kipling had in society and what kind of impact his writing made on the world. A. Family 1. Born on December 30, 1865 to Alice and John Kipling. At the time of his birth, his parents, were recent arrivals in India. They had come, like so many of their countrymen, with plans to start new lives and to help the British government run the continent. (Cornell, 2) 2. Alice and John had never been within a thousand miles of India and it was because John was selected to be the head of the Department of Architectural Sculpture at the Jeejeebhoy School of Art in Bombay that they moved to India . (Brown, 11) 3. The family lived well in India and Kipling was especially close to his mother in his early years. (Cornell, 2) 4. Had a younger sister Alice "Trix  who he spent most of his time with exploring the Indian terrain and markets. (Cornell, 3) 5. Grew up among a retinue of servants, was so often in their company that he often spoke and thought in Hindi instead of in English. (Cornell, 4) 6. Parents didn't trust servants, servants tried to prevent children from learning English standards of rectitude, self-denial and honesty. (Cornell, 4) 7. Parents didn't want their children viewing life in Indian terms, took a more Western approach of thinking. (Cornell, 5) 8. Kiplings early years living in India were a paradise and those were some of his fondest memories before he had to leave his home and be sent away to England to be educated. (Brown, 6) B. Education 1. As was the custom in British India, he and his three-year-old sister Alice were taken to England ”in their case to South-sea, Portsmouth ”to live with a couple who boarded children of British nationals who were serving in India. (Brown, 20) 2. Their mother was faced with a choice between lodging them with strangers or with members of the family. She opted to have the children sta