By the will of fate, the son of an Indian woman and an English officer, a boy named Kim, was a participant in the confrontation between the British and French intelligence services. Using the advantages given by age and height, the spy boy performs a real feat in the camp of the enemy.

By the way, this is a book about the amazing India of the times of English colonization. Kipling was able to quickly, vividly, lovingly describe the way of life, the customs and the beliefs of that time in India.