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Kipling, Rudyard (1865-1936) [And only the Master shall praise us...]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05508.161.01 Author/Creator: Kipling, Rudyard (1865-1936) Place Written: Johannesburg, South Africa Type: Autograph quotation signed Date: 4 April 1898 Pagination: 1 p. 20.2 x 12.2 cm Order a Copy

Kipling sends a copy of the last stanza of When Earth's Last Picture is Painted to Helen Campbell.

Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936

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