Who wrote The Jungle Book, first published in 1894?

Rudyard Kipling wrote The Jungle Book, first published in 1894.

The collection contains stories and poems set in or inspired by the jungles of India. Kipling was born in Bombay, now Mumbai, in 1865, and his childhood experiences in British India influenced the settings, animals, and cultural atmosphere of the book.

The Jungle Book is not a single continuous novel. It is a collection, and its best-known stories follow Mowgli, a human child raised by wolves. Other stories focus on animals such as Rikki-Tikki-Tavi and Kotick the seal, showing that the book extends beyond Mowgli’s adventures.

Readers sometimes confuse the original book with Disney’s later animated adaptation. Disney’s 1967 film uses characters and elements from Kipling but changes the tone, plot details, and songs. Kipling later published The Second Jungle Book in 1895, adding more stories about Mowgli and other creatures.