In one of this author's n
In one of this author's novels, Hurree Chunder Mookherjee is the superior of the title character. In one of this author's poems, this author eloquently describes the title Indian man variously as a "limpin lump o' brick dust", "Lazarushian-leather", and "a better man than I"; that poem is (*)  "Gunga Din". This author's most famous collection includes short stories like "Kaa's Hunting",and "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi", and features tiger Shere Khan, who hunts the main character. For 10 points, name this author, who wrote the novel  Kim and who wrote about the adventures of Mowgli in  The Jungle Book.
In one of this author's novels, Hurree Chunder Mookherjee is the superior of the title character.
Joseph Rudyard  Kipling 