Joseph Rudyard Kipling Joseph Rudyard Kipling is considered to be one of the _8___ English writers. He was born in 1865, in Bombay, India. At the time of his birth, his parents were recent arrivals in India. They had come to India with plans to start a new life. The family __9___quite well. His father, an artist, was the head of the Department of Architectural Sculpture at the School of Art. For young Kipling, India was a _____10___and happy place. However, at the age of 6, Kipling's life changed ___11____. He was sent to England to receive a formal British education. These were hard years for Kipling. The boy suffered from strict school discipline, his classmates’ insults and bullying. His only comfort was books: he _12____reading. By the age of 11, Kipling was on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Fortunately, Kipling’s mother placed him in a __13__school. There, Kipling found friends and _____14______ his talent for writing, eventually becoming the editor of the school newspaper. In 1882, Kipling was told by his parents that they didn't have enough money to send him to college, and he __15___to India… A new B returned C greatest D wonderful E enjoyed F greatly G lived H discovered