
What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Rudyard Kipling lived here at Rock House from 1896-1898 on his return from America Recorded plaque organisation: Torbay Civic Society.
Rudyard Kipling, a renowned author and poet, is best known for works like "The Jungle Book" and was the first English-language writer to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. His residence at Rock House from 1896-1898 marks a period of significant literary productivity post his time in America.
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Photo: John Cannon on Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0