Rudyard Kipling - The Light That Failed (true first edition in Lippincott's Magazine; in fine binding) - 1891

"The Light That Failed " by Rudyard Kipling

Lippincott's Magazine, London - Jan. 1891 true first edition (before publication in bookform by Macmillan) - 144p, 20cmx15cm - very expertly rebound in fine half leather binding with gilded titles on spine and cover - condition: very good, beautiful binding bookplate from Philips, famous Kipling collectors, and Sir Beeton

The Light That Failed is a novel by the Nobel Prize-winning English author Rudyard Kipling that was first published in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine dated January 1891. Most of the novel is set in London, but many important events throughout the story occur in Sudan and Port Said. It follows the life of Dick Heldar, an artist and painter who goes blind, and his unrequited love for his childhood playmate, Maisie.

It is Kipling's first novel, written when he was 26 years old, and is semi-autobiographical; being based upon his own unrequited love for Florence Garrard. Though it was poorly received by critics, the novel has managed to remain in print for over a century. It was also adapted into a play, two silent films as well as a drama film.