![]() ![]() ![]() Later on, when we got home, I went online to find out more about the poem "If-". If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim If you can dream - and not make dreams your master I noticed, written across two horizontal beams, two lines from what I could only assume to be a Kipling poem: Don't get me wrong, the house was immaculately preserved by the National Trust, and it contained a large number of fascinating objects belonging to the Kipling family - I was just not that into Kipling.īefore we left, we made our customary cake stop in the little teashop. ![]() In fact, as it turned out, I was more intrigued by the accompanying watermill than the house itself. To a certain degree, the visit itself was more educational than inspiring. I must admit, previous to the visit, I only knew Kipling to be the author of The Jungle Book, and I was more interested in the Jacobean house itself and, potentially, its surroundings than the fact that Kipling used to live in Bateman's. Over the bank holiday weekend, Sze Kiu and I went to visit Bateman's, the former home of Rudyard Kipling in Burwash, East Sussex. ![]()
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