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A series of short narratives set in varied working environments—bridges, ships, docks and small towns—examining the endurance, skill, and moral choices of people who maintain material and social structures. Episodes combine technical detail with human drama, mixing tension, irony, and dry humor as accidents, bureaucratic friction, loyalty, and change test competence and conscience. Scenes alternate between suspenseful crises and quieter reflections, probing how workmanship, duty, and pragmatic courage shape lives amid modernizing forces.

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Title: The Day's Work

Author: Rudyard Kipling

Release date: March 1, 2001 [eBook #2569]
Most recently updated: February 11, 2022

Language: English

Credits: An Anonymous Project Gutenberg Volunteer and David Widger

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The Day’s Work

by Rudyard Kipling


Contents

THE BRIDGE-BUILDERS
A WALKING DELEGATE
THE SHIP THAT FOUND HERSELF
THE TOMB OF HIS ANCESTORS
THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP SEA
WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR
PART I
PART II
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THE MALTESE CAT
“BREAD UPON THE WATERS”
AN ERROR IN THE FOURTH DIMENSION
MY SUNDAY AT HOME
THE BRUSHWOOD BOY