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In London, Kipling had several stories accepted by various magazine editors. He also found a place to live for the next two years: <blockquote> Meantime, I had found me quarters in | In London, Kipling had several stories accepted by various magazine editors. He also found a place to live for the next two years: <blockquote> Meantime, I had found me quarters in Villiers Street, [[Strand, London|Strand]], which forty-six years ago was primitive and passionate in its habits and population. My rooms were small, not over-clean or well-kept, but from my desk I could look out of my window through the [[fanlight]] of [[Charing Cross Music Hall|Gatti’s Music-Hall]] entrance, across the street, almost on to its stage. The [[Charing Cross]] trains rumbled through my dreams on one side, the boom of the Strand on the other, while, before my windows, [[Old Father Thames|Father Thames]] under the [[Shot tower|Shot Tower]] walked up and down with his traffic. </blockquote> | ||
[[Image:Kiplinghouse villiers steet.jpg|thumb|right|The building on ''Villiers Street'' off the [[Strand, London|Strand]] in London where Kipling rented rooms from 1889 to 1891]] | [[Image:Kiplinghouse villiers steet.jpg|thumb|right|The building on ''Villiers Street'' off the [[Strand, London|Strand]] in London where Kipling rented rooms from 1889 to 1891]] | ||
