This house in Vermont, known as "Naulakha", belonged to which English author?

If we were to associate a country other than the United Kingdom with the author Rudyard Kipling (1865-1836) then most people would say "India", which is, of course, the setting for many of his works. But some may be surprised to learn that quite a few of these works, including probably his most famous, "The Jungle Book", were actually written in the United States.

The Kiplings spent their honeymoon in this part of the world, and Rudyard was said to be delighted by the scenery and the architecture, so decided he wanted a house built there. It is in an amalgam of styles, combining traditional New England building techniques with elements of Indian architecture. The name itself is Indian, and refers to a large amount of money, although more romantically, he used it in a novel as the name of a precious jewel.

Guests at the house included Sherlock Holmes author Arthur Conan Doyle. Sadly, the Kiplings' time there ended acrimoniously after 3 years when, in 1896, they were embroiled in a rancorous dispute with neighbours. It is now the property of a preservation trust and available for the public; also containing artefacts of the Kipling family.