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How is this book unique? Font adjustments & biography included Unabridged (100% Original content) Illustrated About The Man Who Would Be King by Rudyard Kipling "The Man Who Would Be King" (1888) is a novella by Rudyard Kipling. It is about two British adventurers in British... Read Full Overview

The Man Who Would Be King by Rudyard Kipling - The story is told by a British journalist in India, Kipling himself, in all but name. While touring some Indian native states he meets two adventurers, Daniel Dravot and Peachey Carnehan. He quite likes them, but then stops them... Read Full Overview

A story by Rudyard Kipling about two British adventurers in British India who become kings of Kafiristan, a remote part of Afghanistan.

This anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have known and loved these works in the past, this is an invitation to reunite with old friends in a fresh new format. From Shakespeare's... Read Full Overview

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

Rudyard Kipling's 1888 novella The Man Who Would Be King is an under-rated gem, a powerful story of lost treasure, love, and human weakness.

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Lors d'une vir e dans plusieurs tats indiens, un journaliste anglais du XIX si cle rencontre deux compatriotes aventuriers, ex-militaires. Sans scrupule, ces derniers se confessent: ils projettent de devenir rois du Kafiristan (actuel Nouristan), une r gion recul e de l'Afghanistan... Read Full Overview

In 1888, Rudyard Kipling published The Man Who Would Be King about two British adventurers into the Far East British Indian who would become kings of Kafiristan, a remote part of Afghanistan.This classic literature book is among Kipling's best known works. We have formatted the... Read Full Overview

Praised by literary luminary Henry James, this extraordinary early tale from Rudyard Kipling offers incisive insight into the dangers of imperialism. A pair of bumbling British adventurers make their way to a remote region of Afghanistan and, through a series of coincidences... Read Full Overview

The Man Who Would be Kingby Rudyard KiplingThe Man Who Would be King (1888) is a short story by Rudyard Kipling chronicling the adventures of two British men who become kings in Kafiristan