Her Majesty's Servants
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"Her Majesty's Servants" is a story from Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book that depicts the British Indian Army's military animals discussing their roles, fears, and obedience on the eve of a grand parade.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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short story ⓘ |
| author | Rudyard Kipling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts | British Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describesEvent | grand military parade ⓘ |
| featuresAnimal |
bullock
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camel ⓘ elephant ⓘ horse ⓘ mule ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterType | military animals ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | Victorian-era British literature ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationInSomeEditions | black-and-white drawings ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later animal war stories ⓘ |
| hasMoralElement |
importance of discipline
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respect for responsibility ⓘ |
| hasStyle | narrative prose with dialogue ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
British Empire
NERFINISHED
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animal labor in war ⓘ military logistics ⓘ |
| includedIn | collections of The Jungle Book stories ⓘ |
| isOftenPublishedWith | other Jungle Book stories ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenre |
adventure fiction
ⓘ
animal story ⓘ children's literature ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | talking animals ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | animals' point of view ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| partOf | The Jungle Book NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Jungle Book
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Second Jungle Book NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | British India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
ⓘ
young adults ⓘ |
| theme |
colonial military life
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duty ⓘ fear in warfare ⓘ military discipline ⓘ obedience ⓘ |
| timeInFiction | eve of a military review ⓘ |
| usesMotif |
chain of command
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service to the Crown ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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subject surface form:
The Jungle Book