Mrs. Bathurst | Essays and Criticism

  • Understanding Kipling

    In the following essay, the author suggests that the key to understanding Kipling’s ‘‘Mrs. Bathurst’’ lies in its structure.

  • Mrs. Bathurst’: Indeterminacy in Motion

    In the following excerpt, Lodge discusses the themes of love, death, and guilt in Kipling’s ‘‘Mrs. Bathurst.’’

  • The Art of the Complex

    In the following excerpt, Gilbert examines stylistic aspects of Kipling’s ‘‘Mrs. Bathurst,’’ asserting that the story’s unorthodox narrative structure underscores the themes of chance and accident.