Om Books International Children Classics - Kim - Illustrated Abridged Classics with Practice Questions (Om Illustrated Classics for Kids)Kim is a novel penned by Nobel Prize winning English author, Rudyard Kipling. The story unfolds against the backdrop of the great game, the political conflict between Russia and Britain in Central Asia. Kim (Kimball OHara) is the orphaned son of an Irish soldier and a poor Irish mother who have both died in poverty. Living as a Vagabond in India under British rule in the late 19th century, Kim earns his living by begging and running small errands on