Rudyard Kipling
Soon thereafter, he
made his début in the London literary world to great acclaim.
Career as a writer
In London, Kipling had several stories accepted by various magazine editors. He also found a place to
live for the next two years. In the next two years, and in short order, he published a novel, The Light that
Failed; had a nervous breakdown; and met an American writer and publishing agent, Wolcott Balestier,
with whom he collaborated on a novel, The Naulahka (a title he uncharacteristically misspelt; see below).
In 1891, on the advice of his doctors, Kipling embarked on another sea voyage visiting South Africa,
Australia, New Zealand and once again India. However, he cut short his plans for spending Christmas
with his family in India when he heard of Wolcott Balestier's sudden death from typhoid fever, and
immediately decided to return to London. Before his return, he had used the telegram to propose to and
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