Many Inventions (published 1893) is a collection of short stories by Rudyard Kipling. Twelve of the 14 stories appeared previously in various publications, including The Atlantic Monthly and the Strand Magazine.
The title refers to a verse from Ecclesiastes, which is quoted on the title page: "Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions." ()
The stories
The fourteen stories are preceded by a poem, "To the True Romance", and followed by another poem, "Anchor Song". The Disturber of Traffic A Conference of the Powers My Lord the Elephant One View of the Question 'The Finest Story in the World' His Private Honour A Matter of Fact The Lost Legion In the Rukh - the earliest (Mowgli) story but chronologically the last 'Brugglesmith' 'Love-o’-Women' The Record of Badalia Herodsfoot Judson and the Empire The Children of the Zodiac