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"description": "LibriVox recording of The Light that Failed, by Rudyard Kipling.
Read by Librivox volunteers.

The novel, first published in 1890, follows the life of Dick Heldar, a painter. Most of it is set in London, but many important events throughout the story occur in Sudan or India. It was made into a 1916 film with Jose Collins and a 1939 film by Paramount starring Ronald Colman.
It is a tale of of a man who loves his work, friends and boats and starts in Dick\u2019s childhood, then takes you through his life \u2013 the war in Sudan, friends abroad, life in England, his love for Maisie, the obstacles those closest to him meet when a very independent man fights becoming dependant and finally the life changes Dick faces as his eyes fail him.(summary by Magdalena)

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