The Light That Failed
by Rudyard Kipling
"The Light That Fails" is a memorable and powerful novel about human suffering, love, and loss. In Dick Heldar, an artist and journalist, we see a man struggling to overcome his cruel beginnings and neglected childhood in order to grasp the chance of happiness in later life. However, as his hopes slowly turn to dust, his determination and mental strength begin to flow, and the onset of early physical decline determines his eventual death. In a shocking and tragic conclusion, Kipling ends his frighteningly realistic examination of physical and psychological collapse.
