This goo was worth a point in January 2024.

publication date: Friday, December 29, 2023 (part of January 2024)

category: Literature

clue: This once-celebrated author of a famous jungle book has been reassessed in the same light as the ugly imperialism that informed his poems like "Mandalay" and "The White Man's Burden."

intended difficulty: very easy

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, and Richard Slominsky


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